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About Parsi Village

Parsi is a large village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,056 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Parsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gwalpara
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 2,008
Male Population 1,056
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsi compares

By the 2011 count Parsi is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Parsi

Parsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsi from other places

Parsi lies about 15 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 9.1 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 Parsi
Nearest railway station Bharopatti Station 9.1 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gwalpara 15 km
District headquarters Madhepura 15 km

Villages closest to Parsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsi village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Parsi village has 1,056 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Parsi covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsi falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsi is Bharopatti Station, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parsi.

Parsi is about 15 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsi is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Bharopatti Station is about 9.1 km away. Bihārīganj is about 13 km away. Gwalpara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalotaha (1.9 km), Chatra Badh (2.6 km) and Siswapatti (2.6 km).

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

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