Paranda observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Paranda ranks #57 of 159 villages in Barshitakli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paranda is a village of 895 people in 217 households (Census 2011) in Barshitakli taluka, Akola district, Maharashtra, the 57th-largest of 159 villages in Barshitakli taluka. Literacy is 78%, 5 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Akola district centre, 4 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 7 km from Barsitakli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444401, served by Barshitakli post office; the LGD village code is 530469. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 7 km away. The village votes in Murtizapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Marotiappa Pimple. The population is estimated at 1,055 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Paranda →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paranda · this village | 895 | 78% | — |
| Paranda · Paranda | 488 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Paranda · Kandhar | 417 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Bramhandari · Barshitakli | 0 | — | 1.8 km W |
| Yeranda · Barshitakli | 1,721 | 71% | 2.3 km NE |
| Yeranda · Pusad | 906 | 77% | 2.3 km NE |
| Tawakalpur · Barshitakli | 0 | — | 3 km SE |
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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