Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj
# Parerkola

Parerkola is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816116. The 2011 Census counted 208 people in 46 households, the 79th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 208 people (2011)
- 46 households
- 37.2% literacy
- 816116 PIN code

## Parerkola PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Parerkola is 816116. Parerkola falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816116
- Gram panchayat Bakudih
- Community development block Taljhari
- Census village code 358980

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Parerkola from nearby towns?
- Taljhari (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Parerkola?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Teen Pahar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barhakha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parerkola known for?

The main crops are rice. About 48% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Parerkola

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

■ Parerkola · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 4% 27%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 4% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 41% 58%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parerkola?

■ Parerkola · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.2% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 250 966
- Working population 64.9% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 24.2% for women. 60% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (39%) · ■ Other work 5 (4%) · ■ Marginal 18 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Taljhari
- Kaldi Bita 247 people
- Paktaripahar 236 people
- Bhiti 228 people
- Khairbani 224 people
- Radha Kishunpur 208 people
- Bagjori 207 people
- Chhota Talbana 207 people
- Naughata 205 people

All 273 villages in Taljhari

## Other places named Parerkola
- Parerkola · Village, Hiranpur, Pakur · 517 people
- Parerkola · Village, Taljhari, Sahibganj · 115 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Parerkola? 816116
- How far is Parerkola from Sahibganj? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Parerkola? 208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parerkola in? Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Parerkola? 37.2% (Census 2011)

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