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About Paraj Village

Paraj is one of the larger villages in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,560, made up of 2,852 males and 2,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 942.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713403
Area (hectares) 942.27 hectares
Population 5,560
Male Population 2,852
Female Population 2,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paraj compares

By the 2011 count Paraj is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 942.27 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Paraj

The census records public bus service for Paraj 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nabakhanda, Naldanga, Narayanpur and Naskarbandh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraj village had a population of 5,560. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Paraj village has 2,852 males and 2,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraj has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Paraj is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraj covers 942.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraj falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Paraj.

Paraj is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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