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About Parbatpur Village

Parbatpur is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 183 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parbatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parbatpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 183
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parbatpur compares

By the 2011 count Parbatpur is the 37th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Parbatpur

Parbatpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parbatpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Parbatpur from other places

Parbatpur lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 16 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 Parbatpur
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Parbatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parbatpur village had a population of 384. That makes it the 37th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Parbatpur village has 183 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parbatpur has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Parbatpur is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parbatpur covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parbatpur falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parbatpur is Harinsing, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Parbatpur.

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

Parbatpur is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 8.6 km away. Harinsing is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surjoodih (under 2 km), Karudih (1.5 km) and Birajpur (1.8 km).

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

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