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About Parsawan Village

Parsawan is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 290 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Parsawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 290
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 120th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

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 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 18 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 Gurua 2.3 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Parsawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 561. That makes it the 120th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Parsawan village has 290 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsawan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Parsawan covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parsawan falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsawan is Guraru, about 18 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 28 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 2.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Guraru is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsawan Kalan (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (under 2 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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