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About Parani Village

Parani is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,281, made up of 1,191 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 221208
Area (hectares) 352.47 hectares
Population 2,281
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parani compares

By the 2011 count Parani is the 70th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 352.47 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Parani

Parani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parani from other places

Parani lies about 61 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Renukoot, about 7.1 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 Parani
Nearest railway station Renukoot 7.1 km
Nearest town Renukūt 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 61 km

Villages closest to Parani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parani village had a population of 2,281. That makes it the 70th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Parani village has 1,191 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parani has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Parani is 221208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parani covers 352.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parani falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parani is Renukoot, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parani.

Parani is about 61 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parani is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Renukoot is about 7.1 km away. Renukūt is about 8.5 km away. Dudhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundadih (1.7 km), Harhori (2.0 km) and Darihara (2.3 km).

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

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