About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 338 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	601
Male Population	338
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	778
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 60th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Parsa from other places

Parsa lies about 142 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Hasanpur Road, about 6.4 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
Nearest railway station	Hasanpur Road	6.4 km
Nearest town	Rosera	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	142 km

Villages closest to Parsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa village had a population of 601. That makes it the 60th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Parsa village has 338 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Parsa is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsa covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsa falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Hasanpur Road, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 142 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Hasanpur Road is about 6.4 km away. Rosera is about 14 km away. Pranpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.