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About Parwa Village

Parwa is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 524 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Pincode 444105
Area (hectares) 600.04 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 524
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parwa compares

By the 2011 count Parwa is the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 600.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Parwa

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

Parwa lies about 42 km from Washim. 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 Parwa
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 14 km
District headquarters Washim 42 km

Villages closest to Parwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwa village had a population of 999. That makes it the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Parwa village has 524 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Parwa is 444105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parwa covers 600.04 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.

Parwa falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Parwa 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 Parwa.

Parwa is about 42 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwa is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 11 km away. Karanja is about 14 km away. Washim 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 Gaiwal (4.1 km), Shevti (4.5 km) and Sohal (4.8 km).

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

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