About Parasiya Village

Parasiya is a mid sized village in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 280 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Parasiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	528
Male Population	280
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parasiya compares

By the 2011 count Parasiya is the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 10 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 Parasiya

Parasiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parasiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Parasiya from other places

Parasiya lies about 30 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.6 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 town	Shahbazpur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarari	30 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	30 km

Villages closest to Parasiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarari 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 528. That makes it the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Parasiya village has 280 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasiya has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Parasiya covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasiya falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parasiya is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parasiya.

Parasiya is about 30 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 Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Shahbazpur is about 6.1 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 8.6 km away. Tarari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.