About Parala Village

Parala is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 568 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752.85 hectares hectares.

Parala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Akot
Area (hectares)	752.85 hectares
Population	1,112
Male Population	568
Female Population	544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parala compares

By the 2011 count Parala is the 44th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 752.85 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Parala

Parala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parala from other places

Parala lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 9.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parala
Nearest railway station	Patsul	9.7 km
Nearest town	Telhāra	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akot	19 km
District headquarters	Akola	27 km

Villages closest to Parala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Parala

As per the Census of India 2011, Parala village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 44th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Parala village has 568 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parala has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Parala covers 752.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parala falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parala is Patsul, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parala.

Parala is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parala is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Patsul is about 9.7 km away. Telhāra is about 15 km away. Akot is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.