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About Parhi Village

Parhi is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 489 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 667 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 667 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 489
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhi compares

By the 2011 count Parhi is the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 667 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 985.

Getting to Parhi

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

Parhi lies about 30 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, about 9.2 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 Parhi
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 9.2 km
Nearest town Medininagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 28 km
District headquarters Latehar 30 km

Villages closest to Parhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhi village had a population of 999. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Parhi village has 489 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Parhi is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhi covers 667 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parhi falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parhi is Chhipadohar, about 9.2 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 Parhi.

Parhi is about 30 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhi is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Chhipadohar is about 9.2 km away. Medininagar is about 26 km away. Mahuadanr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (11 km), Medharua (12 km) and Mail (16 km).

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

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