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About Parakanali Village

Parakanali is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 193 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parakanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakanali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 262.27 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 193
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parakanali compares

By the 2011 count Parakanali is the 133rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 262.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Parakanali

Parakanali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parakanali as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Paikbirra, Panchami, Panduri and Panpara. 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 Parakanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakanali village had a population of 383. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Parakanali village has 193 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakanali has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Parakanali is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parakanali covers 262.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parakanali falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parakanali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parakanali.

Parakanali is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Parakanali today is likely to be higher.

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