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About Parhi Village

Parhi is a large village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,673, made up of 1,388 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 2,673
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhi compares

By the 2011 count Parhi is the 10th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Parhi

Parhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parhi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Parhi from other places

Parhi lies about 113 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 16 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 Parhi
Tehsil headquarters Chand 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 16 km
Nearest town Chandauli 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 113 km

Villages closest to Parhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhi village had a population of 2,673. That makes it the 10th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Parhi village has 1,388 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Parhi is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhi covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parhi falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parhi is Karamnasi, about 16 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 village for Parhi.

Parhi is about 113 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhi is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 2.1 km away. Karamnasi is about 16 km away. Chandauli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panrepur (under 2 km), Bahadura (under 2 km) and Konahra (1.6 km).

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

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