About Parkhanda Village

Parkhanda is a large village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,305, made up of 1,603 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkhanda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Kurud
Pincode	495683
Area (hectares)	916.03 hectares
Population	3,305
Male Population	1,603
Female Population	1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parkhanda compares

By the 2011 count Parkhanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 916.03 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Parkhanda

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

Parkhanda lies about 19 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 14 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 Parkhanda
Nearest railway station	Sarsonpuri	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kurud	15 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	19 km

Villages closest to Parkhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkhanda village had a population of 3,305. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Parkhanda village has 1,603 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkhanda has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Parkhanda is 495683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkhanda covers 916.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkhanda falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parkhanda is Sarsonpuri, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Parkhanda.

Parkhanda is about 19 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkhanda is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 14 km away. Kurud is about 15 km away. Dhamtari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.