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About Parkhed Village

Parkhed is a large village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,311 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2216.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Pincode 444306
Area (hectares) 2216.98 hectares
Population 2,546
Male Population 1,311
Female Population 1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parkhed compares

By the 2011 count Parkhed is the 26th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 2216.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Parkhed

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

Parkhed lies about 41 km from Buldana. 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 Parkhed
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 7.9 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 7.9 km
District headquarters Buldana 41 km

Villages closest to Parkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkhed village had a population of 2,546. That makes it the 26th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Parkhed village has 1,311 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkhed has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Parkhed is 444306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkhed covers 2216.98 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.

Parkhed falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Parkhed notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parkhed.

Parkhed is about 41 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkhed is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 7.9 km away. Khāmgaon is about 7.9 km away. Buldana is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurha (1.5 km), Wakud (3.8 km) and Pimpri Deshmukh (4.3 km).

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

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