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About Parriya Village

Parriya is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 888 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parriya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 676 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 888
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parriya compares

By the 2011 count Parriya is the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Parriya

Parriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parriya as Available within village. 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 Parriya from other places

Parriya lies about 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 28 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 Parriya
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 5.0 km
District headquarters Gumla 22 km
Nearest town Gumlā 22 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Parriya

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 Parriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Parriya village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Parriya village has 888 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parriya has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Parriya covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parriya falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parriya is Bakaspur, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parriya.

Parriya is about 22 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parriya is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 5.0 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digdon (under 2 km), Lulhua (2.3 km) and Rerwa (2.4 km).

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

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