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About Parad Village

Parad is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 194 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416604
Area (hectares) 118.49 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 194
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parad compares

By the 2011 count Parad is the 88th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 118.49 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Parad

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

Parad lies about 34 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 6.5 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 Parad
Nearest railway station Kudal 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 17 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 26 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 34 km

Villages closest to Parad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parad village had a population of 398. That makes it the 88th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Parad village has 194 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parad has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Parad is 416604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parad covers 118.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parad falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parad is Kudal, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Parad.

Parad is about 34 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parad is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 6.5 km away. Malwan is about 17 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aparadhwadi (under 2 km), Pendur (2.2 km) and Kalse (2.6 km).

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

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