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About Paratkola Village

Paratkola is a small village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 197 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paratkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paratkola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chalkusa
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 197
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paratkola compares

By the 2011 count Paratkola is the 29th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 951.

Getting to Paratkola

Paratkola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paratkola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paratkola from other places

Paratkola lies about 43 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, about 9.4 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 Paratkola
Tehsil headquarters Chalkusa 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Parsabad 9.4 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 43 km

Villages closest to Paratkola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paratkola village had a population of 408. That makes it the 29th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Paratkola village has 197 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paratkola has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Paratkola is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paratkola covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paratkola falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paratkola is Parsabad, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paratkola.

Paratkola is about 43 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paratkola is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chalkusa is about 7.4 km away. Parsabad is about 9.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamosti (1.7 km), Bangawan (2.4 km) and Kendua (3.1 km).

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

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