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About Paragposh Village

Paragposh is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 256 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragposh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragposh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 256
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paragposh compares

By the 2011 count Paragposh is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Paragposh

Paragposh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paragposh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paragposh from other places

Paragposh lies about 99 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 11 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 Paragposh
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 11 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 38 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 99 km

Villages closest to Paragposh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragposh village had a population of 483. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Paragposh village has 256 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragposh has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Paragposh is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragposh covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paragposh falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Paragposh is Gaganaposh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paragposh.

Paragposh is about 99 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paragposh is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 2.9 km away. Gaganaposh is about 11 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankendudihi (2.1 km), Kumbhardihi (2.3 km) and Lahunipada (2.9 km).

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

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