About Parihati Village

Parihati is a large village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,312, made up of 2,232 males and 2,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parihati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parihati village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jamboni
Pincode	721505
Area (hectares)	279.78 hectares
Population	4,312
Male Population	2,232
Female Population	2,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parihati compares

By the 2011 count Parihati is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 279.78 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Parihati

Parihati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parihati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parihati from other places

Parihati lies about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 3.6 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 Parihati
Nearest railway station	Gidhni	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamboni	9.4 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	17 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	63 km

Villages closest to Parihati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parihati village had a population of 4,312. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Parihati village has 2,232 males and 2,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parihati has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Parihati is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parihati covers 279.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parihati falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parihati is Gidhni, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parihati.

Parihati is about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parihati is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Gidhni is about 3.6 km away. Jamboni is about 9.4 km away. Jhārgrām is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.