About Parchhi Village

Parchhi is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 92 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parchhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parchhi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176308
Area (hectares)	169 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	92
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,185
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parchhi compares

By the 2011 count Parchhi is the 57th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1020.

Getting to Parchhi

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

Parchhi lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 63 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 Parchhi
District headquarters	Chamba	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	27 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	63 km

Villages closest to Parchhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parchhi village had a population of 201. That makes it the 57th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Parchhi village has 92 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parchhi has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Parchhi is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parchhi covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parchhi falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parchhi is Nurpur Road, about 63 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 village for Parchhi.

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

Parchhi is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 23 km away. Bhalai is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.