About Parhech Village

Parhech is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,763, made up of 909 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhech village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	238.23 hectares
Population	1,763
Male Population	909
Female Population	854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhech compares

By the 2011 count Parhech is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 238.23 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Parhech

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

Parhech lies about 9.0 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.6 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 Parhech
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.0 km

Villages closest to Parhech

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Parhech

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhech village had a population of 1,763. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Parhech village has 909 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhech has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Parhech is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhech covers 238.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parhech falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parhech is Jutogh, about 5.6 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 Parhech.

Parhech is about 9.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhech is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.0 km away. Shimla is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.