About Parail Village

Parail is a large village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,052, made up of 1,055 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parail village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Gazole
Pincode	732124
Area (hectares)	395.46 hectares
Population	2,052
Male Population	1,055
Female Population	997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parail compares

By the 2011 count Parail is the 39th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 395.46 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Parail

Parail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parail 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parail from other places

Parail lies about 6.0 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 1.8 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 Parail
Nearest railway station	Gazole	1.8 km
District headquarters	Maldah	6.0 km
Nearest town	Malda	23 km

Villages closest to Parail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parail village had a population of 2,052. That makes it the 39th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Parail village has 1,055 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parail has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Parail is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parail covers 395.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parail falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parail is Gazole, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parail.

Parail is about 6.0 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parail is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Maldah is about 6.0 km away. Malda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.