# Parha Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Parha

Parha is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 261 households**, the 73rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,491people (2011)
- 261households
- 57.9%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Parha PIN code and other codes

Parha falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChainpur
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222203

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Parha from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Parha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Parha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jokihat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jokihat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Parha

Of every 100 households in Parha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Parha · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Parha?

■ Parha · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**961

Working population ****37.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 153 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 48 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Jahanpur1,653 people
- Chikania1,623 people
- Jokihat1,589 people
- Durgapur1,516 people
- Rani Istamrar1,414 people
- Dhanpura1,377 people
- Bankora1,275 people
- Rani1,250 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parha from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Parha?1,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parha in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parha?57.9% (Census 2011)