About Parjana Village

Parjana is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 74 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parjana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parjana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	47.75 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	74
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,284
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parjana compares

By the 2011 count Parjana is the 109th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 47.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Parjana

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

Parjana 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 Parjana
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	14 km
District headquarters	Chamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	45 km

Villages closest to Parjana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parjana village had a population of 169. That makes it the 109th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Parjana village has 74 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parjana has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Parjana is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parjana covers 47.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parjana falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parjana 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parjana.

Parjana 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.

Parjana is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni 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.