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About Parashurampur Village

Parashurampur is a small village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 52 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parashurampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parashurampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 69.16 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 52
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parashurampur compares

By the 2011 count Parashurampur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 69.16 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Parashurampur

Parashurampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parashurampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Parashurampur from other places

Parashurampur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 Parashurampur
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Milangarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Parashurampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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 Parashurampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Parashurampur village had a population of 96. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Parashurampur village has 52 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parashurampur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Parashurampur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parashurampur covers 69.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parashurampur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parashurampur is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parashurampur.

Parashurampur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parashurampur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 2.0 km away. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur Kaliapara (under 2 km), Rahimpur (under 2 km) and Rampur Bhimpur (under 2 km).

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

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