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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a large village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,211, made up of 1,660 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 3,211
Male Population 1,660
Female Population 1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within <5 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 Parsa from other places

Parsa lies about 31 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 7.3 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 Chandeshwarsthan 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 11 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 11 km
District headquarters Madhubani 31 km

Villages closest to Parsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa village had a population of 3,211. That makes it the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Parsa village has 1,660 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Parsa covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Chandeshwarsthan, about 7.3 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 village for Parsa.

Parsa is about 31 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 7.3 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 11 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohpur (under 2 km), Sangram (2.8 km) and Kharaua (2.9 km).

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

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