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About Parla Village

Parla is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 111 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 65.21 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 111
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parla compares

By the 2011 count Parla is the 144th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 65.21 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Parla

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

Parla lies about 22 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 Parla
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Parla

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 Parla

As per the Census of India 2011, Parla village had a population of 216. That makes it the 144th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Parla village has 111 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parla has about 946 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 Parla is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parla covers 65.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Parla is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parla is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basahat Parala (under 2 km), Bhaut (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Shatal (under 2 km).

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

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