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About Parhain Village

Parhain is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 76 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 48.29 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 76
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhain compares

By the 2011 count Parhain is the 209th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 48.29 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Parhain

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

Parhain lies about 11 km from Shimla. 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 Parhain
District headquarters Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 13 km

Villages closest to Parhain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhain village had a population of 147. That makes it the 209th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Parhain village has 76 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhain has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Parhain is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhain covers 48.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parhain falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Parhain 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 <5 km distance for Parhain.

Parhain is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhain is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Theog is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawg (under 2 km), Nehara (2.1 km) and Jangal Tungla (3.3 km).

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

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