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About Parkhanda Village

Parkhanda is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 197 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parkhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 40.16 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 197
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Parkhanda compares

By the 2011 count Parkhanda is the 161st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 40.16 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Parkhanda

Parkhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parkhanda 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. The nearest villages by name are Pachadahara, Pacharbandh, Panch Moledanga and Panchberia. 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 Parkhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkhanda village had a population of 369. That makes it the 161st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Parkhanda village has 197 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkhanda has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Parkhanda is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parkhanda covers 40.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parkhanda falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parkhanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Parkhanda.

Parkhanda is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Parkhanda today is likely to be higher.

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