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About Parbata Village

Parbata is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 817 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parbata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parbata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854332
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 817
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parbata compares

By the 2011 count Parbata is the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Parbata

Parbata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parbata as Available within <5 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 Parbata from other places

Parbata lies about 21 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, 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 Parbata
Nearest town Shahbazpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 21 km
District headquarters Araria 21 km

Villages closest to Parbata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parbata village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Parbata village has 817 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parbata has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Parbata is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parbata covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parbata falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parbata is Gogipothia Halt, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parbata.

Parbata is about 21 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parbata is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 11 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 13 km away. Kursakatta 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 Itahi (under 2 km), Mahesh Khunt (under 2 km) and Maheshkhunt Jagir (under 2 km).

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

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