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About Parsarai Village

Parsarai is one of the larger villages in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,288, made up of 2,680 males and 2,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares.

Parsarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsarai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 5,288
Male Population 2,680
Female Population 2,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parsarai compares

By the 2011 count Parsarai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Parsarai

Parsarai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parsarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsarai from other places

Parsarai lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 2.0 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 Parsarai
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 2.0 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 24 km
District headquarters Nalanda 24 km

Villages closest to Parsarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Parsarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsarai village had a population of 5,288. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Parsarai village has 2,680 males and 2,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsarai has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Parsarai covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsarai falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsarai is Khudaganj Bazar, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parsarai.

Parsarai is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsarai is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 2.0 km away. Islāmpur is about 4.6 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohiuddinpur Chak (6.8 km), Makhdumpur (7.6 km) and Gauspur (9.2 km).

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

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