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About Parria Village

Parria is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 2 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814158
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 2
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 Parria compares

By the 2011 count Parria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Parria

Parria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parria 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 Parria from other places

Parria lies about 40 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, 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 Parria
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 16 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 40 km

Villages closest to Parria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parria village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Parria village has 2 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parria has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Parria is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parria covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parria falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parria is Madankata Railway Station, 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 Parria.

Parria is about 40 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parria is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 16 km away. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Jama 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 Bahinga (under 2 km), Bisunpur (under 2 km) and Sugapahari (1.7 km).

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

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