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About Parhat Village

Parhat is a small village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 122 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 122
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parhat compares

By the 2011 count Parhat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Parhat

Parhat 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 Parhat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parhat from other places

Parhat lies about 48 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 8.3 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 Parhat
Nearest railway station Harnagar 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Biraul 15 km
Nearest town Rosera 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 48 km

Villages closest to Parhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhat village had a population of 222. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Parhat village has 122 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhat has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Parhat is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhat covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parhat falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parhat is Harnagar, about 8.3 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 village for Parhat.

Parhat is about 48 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhat is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Harnagar is about 8.3 km away. Biraul is about 15 km away. Rosera is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (5.7 km), Bhaini (9.6 km) and Sogaha (10 km).

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

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