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About Parba Village

Parba is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,978, made up of 1,006 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1873.69 hectares hectares.

Parba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Area (hectares) 1873.69 hectares
Population 1,978
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parba compares

By the 2011 count Parba is the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1873.69 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Parba

Parba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parba 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parba from other places

Parba lies about 40 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Orga, about 6.6 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 Parba
Nearest railway station Orga 6.6 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 13 km
District headquarters Simdega 40 km

Villages closest to Parba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parba village had a population of 1,978. That makes it the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Parba village has 1,006 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parba has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Parba covers 1873.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parba falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parba is Orga, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parba.

Parba is about 40 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parba is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Orga is about 6.6 km away. Birmitrapur is about 11 km away. Jaldega 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 Seharmunda (1.8 km), Pomian (2.3 km) and Bandosera (2.8 km).

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

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