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About Parna Village

Parna is a small village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 144 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Parna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 144
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parna compares

By the 2011 count Parna is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Parna

Parna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parna 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 Parna from other places

Parna lies about 48 km from Chandrapur. 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 Parna
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 19 km
Nearest town Mūl 37 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 48 km

Villages closest to Parna

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

Common questions about Parna

As per the Census of India 2011, Parna village had a population of 272. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Parna village has 144 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parna has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Parna covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parna falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Parna notes the nearest railway station 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 Parna.

Parna is about 48 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parna is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sindewahi is about 19 km away. Mūl is about 37 km away. Chandrapur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandala (2.1 km), Sarandi (2.2 km) and Purkepar (5.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parna today is likely to be higher.

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