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About Parma Chak Village

Parma Chak is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 358 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parma Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parma Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 99.15 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 358
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parma Chak compares

By the 2011 count Parma Chak is the 96th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 99.15 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Parma Chak

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

Parma Chak lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 42 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 Parma Chak
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 42 km

Villages closest to Parma Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Parma Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Parma Chak village had a population of 663. That makes it the 96th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Parma Chak village has 358 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parma Chak has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Parma Chak is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parma Chak covers 99.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parma Chak falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parma Chak is Kathautia, about 42 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 Parma Chak.

Parma Chak is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parma Chak is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansachak (under 2 km), Dantar (under 2 km) and Majhgawan (under 2 km).

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

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