About Parigawan Village

Parigawan is one of the larger villages in Charaut tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,483, made up of 2,922 males and 2,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parigawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Charaut
Pincode	843320
Area (hectares)	795 hectares
Population	5,483
Male Population	2,922
Female Population	2,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parigawan compares

By the 2011 count Parigawan is the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents. Its 795 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Parigawan

Parigawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parigawan 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 Parigawan from other places

Parigawan lies about 27 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 13 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 Parigawan
Tehsil headquarters	Charaut	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	13 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	27 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	27 km

Villages closest to Parigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parigawan village had a population of 5,483. That makes it the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents.

Parigawan village has 2,922 males and 2,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parigawan has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Parigawan is 843320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parigawan covers 795 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parigawan falls under Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parigawan is Janakpur Road, about 13 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 Parigawan.

Parigawan is about 27 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parigawan is in Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Charaut is about 5.1 km away. Janakpur Road is about 13 km away. Sitamarhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.