About Parandar Village

Parandar is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,372 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parandar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743312
Area (hectares)	151.1 hectares
Population	2,693
Male Population	1,372
Female Population	1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Parandar compares

By the 2011 count Parandar is the 45th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 151.1 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Parandar

Parandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parandar 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 Parandar from other places

Parandar lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 13 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 Parandar
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	13 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	30 km

Villages closest to Parandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parandar village had a population of 2,693. That makes it the 45th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Parandar village has 1,372 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parandar has about 963 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Parandar is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parandar covers 151.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parandar falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parandar is Canning, about 13 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 Parandar.

Parandar is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parandar is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 1.8 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.