About Paras Village

Paras is one of the larger villages in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,683, made up of 7,012 males and 6,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3066.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paras village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Balapur
Pincode	444109
Area (hectares)	3066.24 hectares
Population	13,683
Male Population	7,012
Female Population	6,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paras compares

By the 2011 count Paras is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 3066.24 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Paras

Paras is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paras as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paras from other places

Paras lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about under 2 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 Paras
Nearest railway station	Paras	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balapur	7.6 km
Nearest town	Bālāpur	7.6 km
District headquarters	Akola	18 km

Villages closest to Paras

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balapur 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 Paras

As per the Census of India 2011, Paras village had a population of 13,683. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Paras village has 7,012 males and 6,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paras has about 951 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 937.

The pincode recorded for Paras is 444109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paras covers 3066.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paras falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Paras is Paras, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paras.

Paras is about 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paras is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Paras is about under 2 km away. Balapur is about 7.6 km away. Bālāpur is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.