# Parrah Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Parrah

Parrah is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814111**. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 51 households**, the 258th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 215people (2011)
- 51households
- 25.1%literacy
- 814111PIN code

## Parrah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parrah is 814111.** Parrah falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814111
- Gram panchayatShahargram
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360546

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

## How far is Parrah from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)18 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 Parrah?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Parrah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pakur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Parrah known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Parrah

Of every 100 households in Parrah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parrah · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Parrah?

■ Parrah · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.1%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1287**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1588**

**987

Working population ****67.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.3% for men and 12.8% for women. 67% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 138 (95%)

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 Maheshpur

- Gardaha227 people
- Saldah227 people
- Sunderpahari224 people
- Madhopara218 people
- Sirpur214 people
- Nandpur208 people
- Chamarkhil207 people
- Anandpur206 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parrah?814111
- How far is Parrah from Pakur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Parrah?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parrah in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Parrah?25.1% (Census 2011)