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About Parghari Village

Parghari is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,652, made up of 1,400 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parghari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 2,652
Male Population 1,400
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parghari compares

By the 2011 count Parghari is the 14th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 228 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 918.

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 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 5 - 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 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 5.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhauni 5.2 km
Nearest town Amarpur 15 km
District headquarters Banka 17 km

Villages closest to Parghari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 2,652. That makes it the 14th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Parghari village has 1,400 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parghari has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Parghari is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parghari covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parghari falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parghari is Dhauni, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parghari.

Parghari is about 17 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 Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Rajaun is about 5.1 km away. Dhauni is about 5.2 km away. Amarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malti (under 2 km), Mahadeopur (1.7 km) and Dauna (1.8 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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