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About Parchha Village

Parchha is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 260 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.21 hectares hectares.

Parchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parchha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 429.21 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 260
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parchha compares

By the 2011 count Parchha is the 79th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 429.21 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Parchha

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

How far is Parchha from other places

Parchha lies about 30 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Khutwansa, about 9.1 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 Parchha
Nearest railway station Khutwansa 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 18 km
Nearest town Itārsi 18 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Parchha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parchha village had a population of 494. That makes it the 79th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Parchha village has 260 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parchha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Parchha covers 429.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parchha falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parchha is Khutwansa, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Parchha.

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

Parchha is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Khutwansa is about 9.1 km away. Itarsi is about 18 km away. Itārsi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasda Kalan (1.8 km), Bandri (2.2 km) and Tangna (2.5 km).

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

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