About Parite Village

Parite is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,418, made up of 2,901 males and 2,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parite Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parite village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416211
Area (hectares)	763.24 hectares
Population	5,418
Male Population	2,901
Female Population	2,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parite compares

By the 2011 count Parite is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 763.24 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Parite

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

Parite lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 22 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 Parite
Nearest town	Pachgaon	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	21 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	21 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	22 km

Villages closest to Parite

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

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Common questions about Parite

As per the Census of India 2011, Parite village had a population of 5,418. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Parite village has 2,901 males and 2,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parite has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Parite is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parite covers 763.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parite falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parite is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parite.

Parite is about 21 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parite is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 18 km away. Karvir is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.