# Parri Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Parri

Parri is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,290 people in 997 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 5,290people (2011)
- 997households
- 46.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Parri PIN code and other codes

Parri falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParri
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217835

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

## How far is Parri from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)10 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 Parri?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Parri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Parri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Parri

Of every 100 households in Parri in 2011, 5 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parri · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Parri?

■ Parri · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**930

Working population ****30.8%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 42.4% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 737 (45%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 280 (17%) · **■** Marginal 462 (28%)

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 Dhaka

- Narkatiya5,613 people
- Gawandari5,426 people
- Barharwa Siwan5,343 people
- Barharwa5,294 people
- Barwa4,979 people
- Karmawa4,883 people
- Bahlolpur4,669 people
- Jatwaliya4,542 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parri from Motihari?42 km by road
- What is the population of Parri?5,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parri in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parri?46.1% (Census 2011)