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About Parpa Village

Parpa is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 27 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 496116
Area (hectares) 202.39 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 27
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parpa compares

By the 2011 count Parpa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 202.39 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Parpa

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

Parpa lies about 23 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 65 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
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 23 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Gidam 65 km

Villages closest to Parpa

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

Common questions about Parpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parpa village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Parpa village has 27 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parpa has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Parpa is 496116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parpa covers 202.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parpa falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parpa is Gidam, about 65 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 10+ km distance for Parpa.

Parpa is about 23 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parpa is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 23 km away. Nārāinpur is about 23 km away. Gidam is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badkanar (under 2 km), Kurusnar (3.7 km) and Tadonar (4.2 km).

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

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