About Parihari Village

Parihari is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,892, made up of 3,124 males and 2,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parihari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Pincode	854334
Area (hectares)	779 hectares
Population	5,892
Male Population	3,124
Female Population	2,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Parihari compares

By the 2011 count Parihari is the 26th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 779 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Parihari

Parihari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parihari 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 Parihari from other places

Parihari lies about 38 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 11 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 Parihari
Nearest town	Banmankhi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Banmankhi Junction	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	38 km

Villages closest to Parihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parihari village had a population of 5,892. That makes it the 26th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Parihari village has 3,124 males and 2,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parihari has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Parihari is 854334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parihari covers 779 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parihari falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parihari is Banmankhi Junction, about 11 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 Parihari.

Parihari is about 38 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parihari is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Banmankhi is about 11 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 11 km away. Raniganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.