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About Parsawan Village

Parsawan is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 635 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Parsawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 635
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsawan compares

By the 2011 count Parsawan is the 60th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 21 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 959.

Getting to Parsawan

Parsawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parsawan as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsawan from other places

Parsawan lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 14 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 Parsawan
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Parsawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Parsawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsawan village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 60th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Parsawan village has 635 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsawan has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Parsawan covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parsawan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsawan is Kastha, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Parsawan.

Parsawan is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsawan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.9 km away. Kastha is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjun Bigha (under 2 km), Gohati (under 2 km) and Mahurar (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parsawan today is likely to be higher.

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