About Para Village

Para is a large village in Barmer tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,900, made up of 1,517 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3008.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Barmer
Pincode	344001
Area (hectares)	3008.28 hectares
Population	2,900
Male Population	1,517
Female Population	1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 3008.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Para

Para is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 21 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Jasai, about 4.7 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 Para
Nearest railway station	Jasai	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barmer	21 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	21 km

Villages closest to Para

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

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Common questions about Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 2,900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Para village has 1,517 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Para is 344001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 3008.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Para falls under Barmer tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Para is Jasai, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Para.

Para is about 21 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Barmer tehsil of Barmer district. Jasai is about 4.7 km away. Barmer is about 21 km away. Bārmer is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.