About Parasi Village

Parasi is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,899, made up of 1,530 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	2,899
Male Population	1,530
Female Population	1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Parasi

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

How far is Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.6 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 Parasi
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	27 km
District headquarters	Araria	27 km

Villages closest to Parasi

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

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Common questions about Parasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasi village had a population of 2,899. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Parasi village has 1,530 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Parasi is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasi covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Parasi is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 6.1 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 8.6 km away. Kursakatta is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.