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About Parchandpur Village

Parchandpur is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 551 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parchandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parchandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 39.25 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 551
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parchandpur compares

By the 2011 count Parchandpur is the 63rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 39.25 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Parchandpur

Parchandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parchandpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parchandpur from other places

Parchandpur lies about 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, about 16 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 Parchandpur
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 14 km
Nearest railway station Ghutiari Sharif 16 km
Nearest town Canning 20 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 39 km

Villages closest to Parchandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parchandpur village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Parchandpur village has 551 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parchandpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Parchandpur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parchandpur covers 39.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parchandpur falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parchandpur is Ghutiari Sharif, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Parchandpur.

Parchandpur is about 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parchandpur is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 14 km away. Ghutiari Sharif is about 16 km away. Canning is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khordachandpur (under 2 km), Kalikapur (2.3 km) and Kulgachhi (3.5 km).

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

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