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About Parasi Village

Parasi is one of the larger villages in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,995, made up of 4,220 males and 3,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, 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 Narpatganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 7,995
Male Population 4,220
Female Population 3,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 17th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 727 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 921.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parasi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 3.2 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 railway station Bathnaha 3.2 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Narpatganj 13 km
District headquarters Araria 34 km

Villages closest to Parasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasi village had a population of 7,995. That makes it the 17th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Parasi village has 4,220 males and 3,775 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 921.

The pincode recorded for Parasi is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasi covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Bathnaha, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Parasi is about 34 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 Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 3.2 km away. Forbesganj is about 3.8 km away. Narpatganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewahi (5.7 km), Shyamnagar (5.8 km) and Khapdeh (6.2 km).

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

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