Para is a village in Chhatarpur mandal, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh with a population of 531 across 122 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.6%.
By population, Para ranks #67 of 95 villages in Chhatarpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Para is a village of 531 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Chhatarpur tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 67th-largest of 95 villages in Chhatarpur tehsil. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 844 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 31 km from Vijaypur, the nearest town, 8 km from Ishanagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471315, served by Isanagar (Chhatarpur) post office; the LGD village code is 457881. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital Matguwan, 15 km away. The sarpanch is DHANIRAM AHIRWAR, and the village votes in Khargapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chanda-Surendra Singh Gour. The population is estimated at 626 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Para · this village | 531 | 48% | — |
| Kalapani · Chhatarpur | 1,462 | 50% | 2.6 km E |
| Nandgaikalan · Chhatarpur | 3,550 | 41% | 3 km N |
| Bandhi Kalan · Chhatarpur | 2,399 | 50% | 3.5 km W |
| Pahadgaon · Chhatarpur | 3,420 | 48% | 4 km S |
| Amkhera · Chhatarpur | 1,081 | 41% | 4.4 km NW |
| Kharka · Chhatarpur | 904 | 50% | 4.7 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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