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About Parmas Village

Parmas is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 191 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parmas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parmas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 84.24 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 191
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parmas compares

By the 2011 count Parmas is the 20th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 84.24 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Parmas

Parmas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parmas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Parmas from other places

Parmas lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 45 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 Parmas
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 14 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 45 km

Villages closest to Parmas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parmas village had a population of 387. That makes it the 20th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Parmas village has 191 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parmas has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Parmas is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parmas covers 84.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parmas falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parmas is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 45 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parmas.

Parmas is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parmas is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rei (under 2 km), Seri Bhatwas (under 2 km) and Seri (1.5 km).

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

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