About Parkham Village

Parkham is a large village in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,126, made up of 1,635 males and 1,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkham village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mathura
Tehsil	Chhata
Pincode	281406
Area (hectares)	672.11 hectares
Population	3,126
Male Population	1,635
Female Population	1,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parkham compares

By the 2011 count Parkham is the 52nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 672.11 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Parkham

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

How far is Parkham from other places

Parkham lies about 15 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Ajhai, about 6.2 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 Parkham
Nearest railway station	Ajhai	6.2 km
Nearest town	Vrindāvan	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhata	15 km
District headquarters	Mathura	15 km

Villages closest to Parkham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkham village had a population of 3,126. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Parkham village has 1,635 males and 1,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkham has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Parkham is 281406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkham covers 672.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkham falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parkham is Ajhai, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parkham.

Parkham is about 15 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkham is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Ajhai is about 6.2 km away. Vrindāvan is about 9.4 km away. Chhata is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.