About Parihar Village

Parihar is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 531 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parihar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813205
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	1,050
Male Population	531
Female Population	519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Parihar compares

By the 2011 count Parihar is the 73rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Parihar

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

Parihar lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 9.6 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 Parihar
Nearest railway station	Punsia	9.6 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	21 km
District headquarters	Banka	21 km

Villages closest to Parihar

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.

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Common questions about Parihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Parihar village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Parihar village has 531 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parihar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Parihar is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parihar covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parihar falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parihar is Punsia, about 9.6 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 Parihar.

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

Parihar is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 9.6 km away. Amarpur is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.