About Parkonch Village

Parkonch is one of the larger villages in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,942, made up of 4,147 males and 3,795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkonch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkonch village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Marauna
Pincode	847452
Area (hectares)	801.6 hectares
Population	7,942
Male Population	4,147
Female Population	3,795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parkonch compares

By the 2011 count Parkonch is the 6th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 801.6 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Parkonch

Parkonch is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parkonch 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parkonch from other places

Parkonch lies about 13 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 10 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 Parkonch
Nearest railway station	Ghogardiha	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marauna	13 km
District headquarters	Supaul	13 km

Villages closest to Parkonch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkonch village had a population of 7,942. That makes it the 6th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Parkonch village has 4,147 males and 3,795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkonch has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Parkonch is 847452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkonch covers 801.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parkonch falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parkonch is Ghogardiha, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parkonch.

Parkonch is about 13 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkonch is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Ghogardiha is about 10 km away. Marauna is about 13 km away. Supaul is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.