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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 349 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 154.95 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 349
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 98th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 154.95 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pargaon

The census records public bus service for Pargaon as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pargaon from other places

Pargaon lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.0 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 Pargaon
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Pargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaon village had a population of 718. That makes it the 98th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Pargaon village has 349 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pargaon is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pargaon covers 154.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pargaon falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pargaon is Mallarpur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pargaon.

Pargaon is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargaon is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.0 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barasangra (under 2 km), Bagrakanda (1.8 km) and Kumratari (2.5 km).

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

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