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About Paranda Village

Paranda is a small village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 214 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.36 hectares hectares.

Paranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Area (hectares) 205.36 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 214
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranda compares

By the 2011 count Paranda is the 118th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 205.36 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Paranda

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

Paranda lies about 22 km from Nanded. 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 Paranda
Nearest town Basmat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 22 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km

Villages closest to Paranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranda village had a population of 417. That makes it the 118th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Paranda village has 214 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranda has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Paranda covers 205.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paranda falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Paranda 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 Paranda.

Paranda is about 22 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranda is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Basmat is about 10 km away. Kandhar is about 22 km away. Nanded is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somthana (3.8 km), Sawargaon Nipani (7.7 km) and Digras Bk (10 km).

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

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