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About Parrani Village

Parrani is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 587 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parrani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parrani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 560 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 587
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parrani compares

By the 2011 count Parrani is the 29th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Parrani

Parrani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parrani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parrani from other places

Parrani lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 23 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 Parrani
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Irgaon 23 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 24 km
District headquarters Gumla 28 km

Villages closest to Parrani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parrani village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 29th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Parrani village has 587 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parrani has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Parrani is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parrani covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parrani falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parrani is Irgaon, about 23 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 village for Parrani.

Parrani is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parrani is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 6.1 km away. Irgaon is about 23 km away. Lohārdagā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koredag (under 2 km), Siyang (1.7 km) and Baghni (3.9 km).

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

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