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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 401 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 401
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 3.3 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 Kharaundh 3.3 km
Nearest town Rajauli 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 6.1 km
District headquarters Nawada 26 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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 796. That makes it the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Parsa village has 401 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Parsa covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parsa falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Kharaundh, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 26 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Kharaundh is about 3.3 km away. Rajauli is about 3.5 km away. Sirdala is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karman Khurd (under 2 km), Babhni (under 2 km) and Chhamuha (1.6 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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