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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a large village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,744, made up of 1,394 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 2,744
Male Population 1,394
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 10 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 927.

Getting to Parasi

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

Parasi lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 2.6 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 Parasi
Nearest railway station Rahui Road 2.6 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 12 km
District headquarters Nalanda 12 km

Villages closest to Parasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasi village had a population of 2,744. That makes it the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Parasi village has 1,394 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Parasi covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Rahui Road, about 2.6 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 Parasi.

Parasi is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui Road is about 2.6 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.6 km away. Noorsarai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithauli (under 2 km), Marhara (under 2 km) and Ganpura (under 2 km).

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

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