About Parbatu Village

Parbatu is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 195 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parbatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parbatu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	354
Male Population	195
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parbatu compares

By the 2011 count Parbatu is the 215th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Parbatu

Parbatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parbatu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Parbatu from other places

Parbatu lies about 150 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 31 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 Parbatu
Nearest town	Chatrā	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	28 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	150 km

Villages closest to Parbatu

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

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Common questions about Parbatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Parbatu village had a population of 354. That makes it the 215th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Parbatu village has 195 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parbatu has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Parbatu is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parbatu covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parbatu falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parbatu is Shivpur, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parbatu.

Parbatu is about 150 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parbatu is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.4 km away. Jamua is about 28 km away. Shivpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.