About Parkuta Village

Parkuta is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 257 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkuta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati II
Pincode	731237
Area (hectares)	80.59 hectares
Population	500
Male Population	257
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parkuta compares

By the 2011 count Parkuta is the 44th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 80.59 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Parkuta

Parkuta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parkuta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parkuta from other places

Parkuta lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 10 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 Parkuta
Nearest railway station	Murarai	10 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati II	23 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km

Villages closest to Parkuta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 Parkuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkuta village had a population of 500. That makes it the 44th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Parkuta village has 257 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkuta has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Parkuta is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkuta covers 80.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parkuta falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parkuta is Murarai, about 10 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 village for Parkuta.

Parkuta is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkuta is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 10 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Nalhati II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.