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About Parsa Kalan Village

Parsa Kalan is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 301 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Parsa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 301
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Parsa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Parsa Kalan is the 107th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 959.

Getting to Parsa Kalan

Parsa Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parsa Kalan 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 Parsa Kalan from other places

Parsa Kalan lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 10 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 13 km

Villages closest to Parsa Kalan

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 Parsa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa Kalan village had a population of 598. That makes it the 107th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Parsa Kalan village has 301 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa Kalan has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Parsa Kalan covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsa Kalan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa Kalan is Kastha, about 10 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 Parsa Kalan.

Parsa Kalan is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa Kalan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.1 km away. Kastha is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naudiha (under 2 km), Dulra (under 2 km) and Parahanda (1.5 km).

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

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