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About Parashpur Village

Parashpur is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 686 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parashpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721144
Area (hectares) 67.18 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 686
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parashpur compares

By the 2011 count Parashpur is the 57th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 67.18 hectares work out to about 20 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 954.

Getting to Parashpur

Parashpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parashpur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parashpur from other places

Parashpur lies about 46 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhakrabad, about 21 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 Parashpur
Nearest town Egra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 19 km
Nearest railway station Bhakrabad 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 46 km

Villages closest to Parashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parashpur village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 57th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Parashpur village has 686 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parashpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Parashpur is 721144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parashpur covers 67.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parashpur falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parashpur is Bhakrabad, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parashpur.

Parashpur is about 46 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parashpur is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Egra is about 13 km away. Sabang is about 19 km away. Bhakrabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Mathura (10 km), Uttar Mathura (10 km) and Sabang (19 km).

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

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