About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 503 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	933
Male Population	503
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 78th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Parsa

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

How far is Parsa from other places

Parsa lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 6.9 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 Parsa
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	6.9 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Parsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa village had a population of 933. That makes it the 78th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Parsa village has 503 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Parsa covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Dhauni, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 20 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 6.9 km away. Amarpur is about 17 km away. Dhuraiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.