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About Parkandi Village

Parkandi is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 103 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 58.6 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 103
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Parkandi compares

By the 2011 count Parkandi is the 108th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 58.6 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Parkandi

Parkandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parkandi 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 Parkandi from other places

Parkandi lies about 2.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.6 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 Parkandi
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 2.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 4.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.8 km

Villages closest to Parkandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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.

Common questions about Parkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkandi village had a population of 207. That makes it the 108th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Parkandi village has 103 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkandi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Parkandi is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkandi covers 58.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkandi falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parkandi is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.6 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 Parkandi.

Parkandi is about 2.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkandi is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat I is about 2.5 km away. Birbhum is about 2.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Anantapur (under 2 km), Dadpur (under 2 km) and Purandapur (under 2 km).

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

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