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About Parghari Village

Parghari is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 49 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Parghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parghari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 49
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parghari compares

By the 2011 count Parghari is the 153rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Parghari

Parghari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parghari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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 Dhuraiya 12 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 Dhuraiya 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 104. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Parghari village has 49 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parghari has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Parghari covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parghari falls under Dhuraiya 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.2 km away. Dhuraiya is about 12 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 Singhpur (2.6 km), Madhua (3.4 km) and Mahua (3.4 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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