About Shekh Parsa Village

Shekh Parsa is a large village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,147, made up of 995 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Shekh Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekh Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Manjha
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	2,147
Male Population	995
Female Population	1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,158
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 Shekh Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Shekh Parsa is the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Shekh Parsa

Shekh Parsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekh Parsa 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 Shekh Parsa from other places

Shekh Parsa lies about 19 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 2.5 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 Shekh Parsa
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	2.5 km
Nearest town	Barauli	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manjha	10 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	19 km

Villages closest to Shekh Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjha 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 Shekh Parsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekh Parsa village had a population of 2,147. That makes it the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Shekh Parsa village has 995 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekh Parsa has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Shekh Parsa covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekh Parsa falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekh Parsa is Ratan Sarai, about 2.5 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 Shekh Parsa.

Shekh Parsa is about 19 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekh Parsa is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 2.5 km away. Barauli is about 2.9 km away. Manjha is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.