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About Parakaram Village

Parakaram is one of the larger villages in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,386, made up of 3,252 males and 3,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parakaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakaram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 398.03 hectares
Population 6,386
Male Population 3,252
Female Population 3,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Parakaram compares

By the 2011 count Parakaram is the 9th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 398.03 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Parakaram

The census records public bus service for Parakaram 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parakaram from other places

Parakaram lies about 19 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 2.6 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 Parakaram
Nearest railway station Samsi 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua I 19 km
District headquarters Maldah 19 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 29 km

Villages closest to Parakaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakaram village had a population of 6,386. That makes it the 9th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Parakaram village has 3,252 males and 3,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakaram has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Parakaram is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parakaram covers 398.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parakaram falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parakaram is Samsi, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Parakaram.

Parakaram is about 19 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parakaram is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about 2.6 km away. Ratua I is about 19 km away. Maldah is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia Binodpur (2.0 km), Samshi (2.5 km) and Ramnagar (2.7 km).

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

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