About Parasiya Village

Parasiya is a large village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,289 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Parasiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Jagdishpur
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	2,433
Male Population	1,289
Female Population	1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasiya compares

By the 2011 count Parasiya is the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Parasiya

Parasiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parasiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parasiya from other places

Parasiya lies about 143 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 4.9 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 Parasiya
Nearest railway station	Biraul	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagdishpur	7.0 km
Nearest town	Benipur	14 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	143 km

Villages closest to Parasiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasiya village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents.

Parasiya village has 1,289 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasiya has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Parasiya covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parasiya falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parasiya is Biraul, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parasiya.

Parasiya is about 143 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasiya is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Biraul is about 4.9 km away. Jagdishpur is about 7.0 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.