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About Parikha Village

Parikha is a mid sized village in Dabhoi tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 586 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parikha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parikha village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Dabhoi
Pincode 391210
Area (hectares) 666.01 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 586
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parikha compares

By the 2011 count Parikha is the 41st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 666.01 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Parikha

Parikha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parikha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Parikha from other places

Parikha lies about 25 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Parikha, about under 2 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 Parikha
Nearest railway station Parikha under 2 km
Nearest town Karjan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabhoi 18 km
District headquarters Vadodara 25 km

Villages closest to Parikha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parikha village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 41st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Parikha village has 586 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parikha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Parikha is 391210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parikha covers 666.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parikha falls under Dabhoi tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Parikha is Parikha, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parikha.

Parikha is about 25 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parikha is in Dabhoi tehsil of Vadodara district. Parikha is about under 2 km away. Karjan is about 18 km away. Dabhoi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandala (3.5 km), Kayavarohan (4.2 km) and Juni Mangrol (19 km).

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

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