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About Parkumlai Village

Parkumlai is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,901, made up of 1,488 males and 1,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkumlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkumlai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 403.85 hectares
Population 2,901
Male Population 1,488
Female Population 1,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parkumlai compares

By the 2011 count Parkumlai is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 403.85 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Parkumlai

The census records public bus service for Parkumlai 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Maraghat Forest, Maraghat Tea Garden, Mogalkata Tea Garden and Niranjanpat. 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 Parkumlai

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkumlai village had a population of 2,901. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Parkumlai village has 1,488 males and 1,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkumlai has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Parkumlai is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkumlai covers 403.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parkumlai falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parkumlai notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Parkumlai is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Parkumlai today is likely to be higher.

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