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About Parsanwan Village

Parsanwan is a large village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,351, made up of 1,216 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsanwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode 823004
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 2,351
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parsanwan compares

By the 2011 count Parsanwan is the 22nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Parsanwan

Parsanwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parsanwan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsanwan from other places

Parsanwan lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 5.7 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 Parsanwan
Nearest railway station Paraiya 5.7 km
Nearest town Tekāri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 14 km

Villages closest to Parsanwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Parsanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsanwan village had a population of 2,351. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Parsanwan village has 1,216 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsanwan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Parsanwan is 823004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsanwan covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsanwan falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsanwan is Paraiya, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parsanwan.

Parsanwan is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsanwan is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 5.7 km away. Tekāri is about 10 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (3.6 km), Kusmha (3.7 km) and Bahbalpur (5.0 km).

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

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