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About Parawa Village

Parawa is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,564, made up of 1,859 males and 1,705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1644 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 1644 hectares
Population 3,564
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parawa compares

By the 2011 count Parawa is the 23rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1644 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Parawa

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

Parawa lies about 99 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Dugdol, about 45 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 Parawa
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 16 km
Nearest town Sānchor 16 km
Nearest railway station Dugdol 45 km
District headquarters Jalor 99 km

Villages closest to Parawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parawa village had a population of 3,564. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Parawa village has 1,859 males and 1,705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parawa has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Parawa is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parawa covers 1644 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parawa falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Parawa is Dugdol, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parawa.

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

Parawa is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 16 km away. Sānchor is about 16 km away. Dugdol is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhotra (2.3 km), Dhaneriya (3.2 km) and Bediya Goliya (3.6 km).

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

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