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About Parpahra Village

Parpahra is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 326 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parpahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parpahra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 326
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parpahra compares

By the 2011 count Parpahra is the 72nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Parpahra

Parpahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parpahra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panchtikri, Panchubad, Panre Keso and Parasdah. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parpahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Parpahra village had a population of 634. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Parpahra village has 326 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parpahra has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Parpahra is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parpahra covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parpahra falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Parpahra notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Parpahra.

Parpahra is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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