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About Parchanda Village

Parchanda is a mid sized village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 1,005 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares.

Parchanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parchanda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Area (hectares) 731 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 1,005
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parchanda compares

By the 2011 count Parchanda is the 27th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Parchanda

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

Parchanda lies about 42 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Janwal, about 15 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 Parchanda
Tehsil headquarters Ahmadpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Janwal 15 km
District headquarters Latur 42 km

Villages closest to Parchanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parchanda village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 27th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Parchanda village has 1,005 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parchanda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Parchanda covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parchanda falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parchanda is Janwal, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Parchanda.

Parchanda is about 42 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parchanda is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 11 km away. Janwal is about 15 km away. Latur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patoda (1.9 km), Kolwadi (3.1 km) and Ugilewadi (3.4 km).

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

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