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About Parcha Village

Parcha is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 357 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parcha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 214.1 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 357
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parcha compares

By the 2011 count Parcha is the 66th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 214.1 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Parcha

Parcha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parcha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Murma, Nagar, Nandbhan and Narkeli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Parcha village had a population of 693. That makes it the 66th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Parcha village has 357 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parcha has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Parcha is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parcha covers 214.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parcha falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Parcha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parcha.

Parcha is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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