About Parastola Village

Parastola is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 447 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parastola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parastola village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Sakoli
Pincode	441802
Area (hectares)	268.07 hectares
Population	884
Male Population	447
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parastola compares

By the 2011 count Parastola is the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 268.07 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 964.

Getting to Parastola

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

How far is Parastola from other places

Parastola lies about 32 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 16 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 Parastola
Tehsil headquarters	Sakoli	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sondad	16 km
Nearest town	Tirorā	30 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	32 km

Villages closest to Parastola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parastola village had a population of 884. That makes it the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Parastola village has 447 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parastola has about 978 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Parastola is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parastola covers 268.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parastola falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parastola is Sondad, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parastola.

Parastola is about 32 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parastola is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 6.5 km away. Sondad is about 16 km away. Tirorā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.