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About Parri Village

Parri is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 639 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Parri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 639
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parri compares

By the 2011 count Parri is the 44th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Parri

Parri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parri from other places

Parri lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 22 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 Parri
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 8.2 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 12 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Parri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parri village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 44th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Parri village has 639 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parri has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Parri covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parri falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parri is Bandhua, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parri.

Parri is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parri is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 8.2 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Bandhua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmauni (under 2 km), Aganda (under 2 km) and Bhaluwa (under 2 km).

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

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