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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 743 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Pincode 824114
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 743
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 47th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parasi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 33 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Goh 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 16 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 33 km

Villages closest to Parasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goh 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 1,400. That makes it the 47th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Parasi village has 743 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Parasi is 824114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasi covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Dev Road Halt, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parasi.

Parasi is about 33 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 5.8 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhari (under 2 km), Gamhari (under 2 km) and Azan (under 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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