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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 272 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 272
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 74th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Pargaon

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

How far is Pargaon from other places

Pargaon lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 4.8 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 Pargaon
Nearest railway station Karra 4.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 11 km

Villages closest to Pargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaon village had a population of 548. That makes it the 74th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Pargaon village has 272 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Pargaon is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pargaon covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pargaon falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pargaon is Karra, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pargaon.

Pargaon is about 11 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargaon is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 4.8 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonmer (under 2 km), Chorwadag (under 2 km) and Tuiu (under 2 km).

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

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