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About Parme Village

Parme is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 222 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parme Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parme village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416512
Area (hectares) 954.48 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 222
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parme compares

By the 2011 count Parme is the 35th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 954.48 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Parme

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

How far is Parme from other places

Parme lies about 23 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 19 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 Parme
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 19 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 23 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 27 km

Villages closest to Parme

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parme village had a population of 471. That makes it the 35th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Parme village has 222 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parme has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Parme is 416512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parme covers 954.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parme falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parme is Thivim, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parme.

Parme is about 23 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parme is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 8.5 km away. Thivim is about 19 km away. Sindhudurg is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotge (2.0 km), Ghotgewadi (2.0 km) and Sateli Bhedshi (2.2 km).

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

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