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Jharkhand Minister inaugurates cafe, dedicating it to "symbol of hard work, skills, self-reliance of rural women"
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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rashmi lakra
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- LGD code
- 375768
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population
- 798
- Households
- 152
- Literacy rate
- 42.7%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 439
- Distance to district centre
- 109 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 138 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 51 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 363 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bakaspur · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bharosa Clinic · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Parwal compares
By population, Parwal ranks #46 of 69 villages in Bharno mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.7%
−5.3% vs mandal average
- Parwal
- 42.7%
- Bharno mandal
- 48.0%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−36 vs mandal average
- Parwal
- 961
- Bharno mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Parwal
- 5.3
- Bharno mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Parwal at a glance
Parwal is a village of 798 people in 152 households (Census 2011) in Bharno block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 46th-largest of 69 villages in Bharno block. Literacy is 43%, 5 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 109 km from the Gumla district centre, 13 km from Sisai, the nearest town, 18 km from Bakaspur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835207, served by Gumla Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 375768. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bharosa Clinic, 13 km away. The sarpanch is rashmi lakra, and the village votes in Bokaro assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shwettaa Singh. The population is estimated at 941 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Parwal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DURIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 261
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Parwal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Parwal
- LGD code
- 375768
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 798
- Population (projected 2026)
- 941
- Households
- 152
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 42.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.12581°N, 84.87303°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhanbad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bokaro
- Member of Parliament
- Dulu Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shwettaa Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rashmi lakra
- Block / Mandal
- Bharno
- Nearest PHC
- Nav Jyothi Eye Clinic (140.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bokaro Steel City (137.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Parwal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi51 kmcapital
- Kolkata363 km
- Hyderabad922 km
- Delhi980 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBakaspur18 km
- Hospital / PHCBharosa Clinic13 km
- Petrol pumpHP36 km
- CollegeBirsa College43 km
- Police stationKhunti Police Station42 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)