About Paranji Village

Paranji is one of the larger villages in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,008, made up of 2,513 males and 2,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranji village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arakonam
Pincode	632510
Area (hectares)	1503.79 hectares
Population	5,008
Male Population	2,513
Female Population	2,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Paranji compares

By the 2011 count Paranji is the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1503.79 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Paranji

Paranji is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paranji 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paranji from other places

Paranji lies about 32 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 9.1 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 Paranji
Nearest town	Arni	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Arni Road	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arakonam	32 km
District headquarters	Vellore	32 km

Villages closest to Paranji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranji village had a population of 5,008. That makes it the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Paranji village has 2,513 males and 2,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranji has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Paranji is 632510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranji covers 1503.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paranji falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paranji is Arni Road, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paranji.

Paranji is about 32 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranji is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Arni is about under 2 km away. Arni Road is about 9.1 km away. Arakonam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.