About Parasala Village

Parasala is one of the larger villages in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,309, made up of 3,274 males and 3,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5185.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasala village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Osian
Pincode	342303
Area (hectares)	5185.14 hectares
Population	6,309
Male Population	3,274
Female Population	3,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasala compares

By the 2011 count Parasala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 5185.14 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Parasala

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

Parasala lies about 69 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhikamkor, about 13 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 Parasala
Nearest railway station	Bhikamkor	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Osian	18 km
Nearest town	Phalodi	59 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	69 km

Villages closest to Parasala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasala village had a population of 6,309. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Parasala village has 3,274 males and 3,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasala has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Parasala is 342303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasala covers 5185.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parasala falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Parasala is Bhikamkor, about 13 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 Parasala.

Parasala is about 69 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasala is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhikamkor is about 13 km away. Osian is about 18 km away. Phalodi is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.