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About Parkul Village

Parkul is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 213 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 124.55 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 213
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parkul compares

By the 2011 count Parkul is the 97th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 124.55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Parkul

Parkul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parkul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nimdiha, Nityanandapur, Paharapatpur and Panpara. 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 Parkul

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkul village had a population of 427. That makes it the 97th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Parkul village has 213 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkul has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Parkul is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkul covers 124.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkul falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parkul 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 km distance for Parkul.

Parkul is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura 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 Parkul today is likely to be higher.

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