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About Parshadpur Village

Parshadpur is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 301 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.1 hectares hectares.

Parshadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parshadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 206.1 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 301
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parshadpur compares

By the 2011 count Parshadpur is the 88th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 206.1 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Parshadpur

Parshadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parshadpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parshadpur from other places

Parshadpur lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parshadpur
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 10 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 18 km
District headquarters Araria 19 km
Nearest town Arāria 19 km

Villages closest to Parshadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Parshadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Parshadpur village had a population of 555. That makes it the 88th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Parshadpur village has 301 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parshadpur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Parshadpur covers 206.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parshadpur falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parshadpur is Satar Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parshadpur.

Parshadpur is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parshadpur is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 10 km away. Satar Halt is about 18 km away. Araria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehadinagar (under 2 km), Marua (3.0 km) and Siswa (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parshadpur today is likely to be higher.

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