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About Parhepat Village

Parhepat is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 926 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhepat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhepat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ratu
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 1,902
Male Population 926
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhepat compares

By the 2011 count Parhepat is the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Parhepat

Parhepat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parhepat as Available within 5 - 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 Parhepat from other places

Parhepat lies about 16 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 13 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 Parhepat
Tehsil headquarters Ratu 3.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Itki 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 16 km

Villages closest to Parhepat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhepat village had a population of 1,902. That makes it the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Parhepat village has 926 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhepat has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Parhepat is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhepat covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parhepat falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parhepat is Itki, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Parhepat.

Parhepat is about 16 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhepat is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 3.4 km away. Rātu is about 3.4 km away. Itki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malmanru (under 2 km), Hochar (under 2 km) and Hurhuri (2.1 km).

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

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