About Parkhal Village

Parkhal is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 35 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,486 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkhal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246455
Area (hectares)	35.39 hectares
Population	87
Male Population	35
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,486
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 Parkhal compares

By the 2011 count Parkhal is the 225th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 35.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Parkhal

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

How far is Parkhal from other places

Parkhal lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Parkhal
District headquarters	Chamoli	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	32 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	43 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	82 km

Villages closest to Parkhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkhal village had a population of 87. That makes it the 225th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Parkhal village has 35 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkhal has about 1486 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Parkhal is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkhal covers 35.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkhal falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Parkhal is Kotdwara, about 82 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 5 - 10 km distance for Parkhal.

Parkhal is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkhal is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Tharali is about 32 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.