About Parkha Village

Parkha is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 401 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkha village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737131
Area (hectares)	297.53 hectares
Population	820
Male Population	401
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parkha compares

By the 2011 count Parkha is the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 297.53 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Parkha

Parkha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parkha as Available within 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 Parkha from other places

Parkha lies about 5.5 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 42 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 Parkha
District headquarters	East District	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	6.9 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	11 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	42 km

Villages closest to Parkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkha village had a population of 820. That makes it the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Parkha village has 401 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkha has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Parkha is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkha covers 297.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkha falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Parkha is New Mal Junction, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Parkha.

Parkha is about 5.5 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkha is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. East District is about 5.5 km away. Pakyong is about 6.9 km away. Gangtok is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.