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About Paraskheda Village

Paraskheda is a small village in Umarga tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 204 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Paraskheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraskheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Umarga
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 204
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraskheda compares

By the 2011 count Paraskheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Paraskheda

Paraskheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paraskheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Paraskheda from other places

Paraskheda lies about 43 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ausa Road, about 42 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 Paraskheda
Nearest town Ausa 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarga 30 km
Nearest railway station Ausa Road 42 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 43 km

Villages closest to Paraskheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraskheda village had a population of 396. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Paraskheda village has 204 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraskheda has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Paraskheda covers 259 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.

Paraskheda falls under Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Paraskheda is Ausa Road, about 42 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paraskheda.

Paraskheda is about 43 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraskheda is in Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district. Ausa is about 30 km away. Umarga is about 30 km away. Ausa Road is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supatgaon (12 km), Kaldeo Nimbala (14 km) and Koral (14 km).

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

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