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About Parak Village

Parak is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 5 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175133
Area (hectares) 9.15 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 5
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Parak compares

By the 2011 count Parak is the 107th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 9.15 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1020.

Getting to Parak

Parak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parak 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. The nearest villages by name are Meling, Muchhling, Muling and Murticha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parak

As per the Census of India 2011, Parak village had a population of 12. That makes it the 107th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Parak village has 5 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parak has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Parak is 175133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parak covers 9.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parak falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Parak notes the nearest railway station 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 Parak.

Parak is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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