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About Parhni Village

Parhni is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 382 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 273131
Area (hectares) 127.44 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 382
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhni compares

By the 2011 count Parhni is the 403rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 127.44 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Parhni

Parhni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parhni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Parasha Pura, Parashrampur, Paraspur and Paraspura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parhni

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhni village had a population of 740. That makes it the 403rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Parhni village has 382 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhni has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Parhni is 273131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parhni covers 127.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parhni falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Parhni notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Parhni.

Parhni is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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