# Parkala Village, Kurdeg, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurdeg, Simdega 

# Parkala

Parkala is a village in Kurdeg sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,470 people in 311 households**, the 14th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 1,470people (2011)
- 311households
- 81.6%literacy
- 835212PIN code

## Parkala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parkala is 835212.** Parkala falls in Kurdeg sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835212
- Gram panchayatKhinda
- Community development blockKurdeg
- Census village code376500

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

## How far is Parkala from nearby towns?

- Parkala (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)44 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)52 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 Parkala?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghagmunda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Parkala known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Parkala

Of every 100 households in Parkala in 2011, 27 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parkala · ■ Kurdeg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**33%

Television ****10%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****80%**

**97%

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 Parkala?

■ Parkala · ■ Kurdeg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**979

Working population ****45.6%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 77.2% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 171 (26%) · **■** Marginal 377 (56%)

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 Kurdeg

- Rengarbahar1,796 people
- Kurdeg1,629 people
- Khalijor1,599 people
- Kasdega1,573 people
- Dhorhi1,452 people
- Kokrachhera1,170 people
- Jhirkamunda1,106 people
- Litimara991 people

[All 25 villages in Kurdeg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kurdeg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parkala?835212
- How far is Parkala from Simdega?44 km by road
- What is the population of Parkala?1,470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parkala in?Simdega district (Kurdeg sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Parkala?81.6% (Census 2011)