About Parha Village

Parha is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,491, made up of 775 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares.

Parha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	1,491
Male Population	775
Female Population	716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parha compares

By the 2011 count Parha is the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Parha

Parha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Parha from other places

Parha lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 7.4 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 Parha
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	13 km
District headquarters	Araria	14 km
Nearest town	Arāria	14 km

Villages closest to Parha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parha village had a population of 1,491. That makes it the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Parha village has 775 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Parha covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parha falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parha is Satar Halt, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Parha.

Parha is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parha is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 7.4 km away. Jokihat is about 13 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.