Parkhanda observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Kurud mandal is Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Parkhanda itself.
By population, Parkhanda ranks #3 of 80 villages in Kurud mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Parkhanda is a village of 3,305 people in 640 households (Census 2011) in Kurud tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 3rd-largest of 80 villages in Kurud tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493663, served by Kurud post office; the LGD village code is 446881. The sarpanch is MADHURI SAHU, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 3,897 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Parkhanda →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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