About Parpa Village

Parpa is a mid sized village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 751 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parpa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Tokapal
Pincode	494661
Area (hectares)	243.58 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	751
Female Population	815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Parpa compares

By the 2011 count Parpa is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 243.58 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Parpa

Parpa 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 Parpa as Available. 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 Parpa from other places

Parpa lies about 21 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kumhar Maranga, about 2.6 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 Parpa
Nearest railway station	Kumhar Maranga	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tokapal	5.5 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	11 km
District headquarters	Bastar	21 km

Villages closest to Parpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parpa village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Parpa village has 751 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parpa has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Parpa is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parpa covers 243.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parpa falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parpa is Kumhar Maranga, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Parpa.

Parpa is about 21 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parpa is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Kumhar Maranga is about 2.6 km away. Tokapal is about 5.5 km away. Jagdalpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.