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About Parnot Village

Parnot is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 403 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parnot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parnot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 299.1 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 403
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parnot compares

By the 2011 count Parnot is the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 299.1 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Parnot

Parnot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parnot as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Parnot from other places

Parnot lies about 34 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sangaldan, about 10 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 Parnot
Nearest railway station Sangaldan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 31 km
District headquarters Doda 34 km

Villages closest to Parnot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parnot village had a population of 783. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Parnot village has 403 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parnot has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Parnot is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parnot covers 299.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parnot falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Parnot is Sangaldan, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parnot.

Parnot is about 34 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parnot is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Sangaldan is about 10 km away. Thathri is about 31 km away. Doda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daronjamani (10 km), Kathawa (11 km) and Chira (15 km).

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

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