About Parsia Village

Parsia is a small village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 165 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Parsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Chanan
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	323
Male Population	165
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsia compares

By the 2011 count Parsia is the 150th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Parsia

Parsia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parsia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Parsia from other places

Parsia lies about 89 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 15 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 Parsia
Nearest railway station	Koparia	15 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanan	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	89 km

Villages closest to Parsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsia village had a population of 323. That makes it the 150th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Parsia village has 165 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsia has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Parsia covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsia falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsia is Koparia, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Parsia.

Parsia is about 89 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsia is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Koparia is about 15 km away. Bihārīganj is about 25 km away. Chanan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.