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About Parghari Village

Parghari is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 724 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.51 hectares hectares.

Parghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parghari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 102.51 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 724
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parghari compares

By the 2011 count Parghari is the 28th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 102.51 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Parghari

Parghari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parghari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parghari from other places

Parghari lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 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 Parghari
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 4.6 km
District headquarters Banka 12 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km

Villages closest to Parghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parghari village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 28th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Parghari village has 724 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parghari has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Parghari covers 102.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parghari falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parghari is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parghari.

Parghari is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parghari is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.2 km away. Barahat is about 4.6 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathra (1.6 km), Basauni (1.9 km) and Rakuli (2.3 km).

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

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