About Parkani Village

Parkani is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 73 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,356 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Sundarpahari
Pincode	816156
Area (hectares)	105.65 hectares
Population	172
Male Population	73
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,356
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parkani compares

By the 2011 count Parkani is the 101st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 105.65 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1023.

Getting to Parkani

Parkani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parkani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parkani from other places

Parkani lies about 74 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 2.2 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 Parkani
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	2.2 km
Nearest town	Pakur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarpahari	27 km
District headquarters	Godda	74 km

Villages closest to Parkani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkani village had a population of 172. That makes it the 101st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Parkani village has 73 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkani has about 1356 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Parkani is 816156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkani covers 105.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parkani falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parkani is Banshlai Bridge, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parkani.

Parkani is about 74 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkani is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Banshlai Bridge is about 2.2 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Sundarpahari is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.