About Parkuta Village

Parkuta is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 442 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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	Rampurhat II
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	188.94 hectares
Population	839
Male Population	442
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Parkuta compares

By the 2011 count Parkuta is the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 188.94 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Parkuta

Parkuta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parkuta 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 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	Rampurhat 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 Rampurhat 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 839. That makes it the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Parkuta village has 442 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkuta has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

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

Parkuta covers 188.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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