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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 560 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.1 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 114.1 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 560
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 58th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 114.1 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 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 32 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 9.4 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
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 9.4 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 13 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaunaha 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 1,104. That makes it the 58th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Parsa village has 560 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Parsa covers 114.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 9.4 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 32 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 6.8 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 9.4 km away. Rāmnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa Dih (under 2 km), Barharwa (2.1 km) and Sarpharwa (2.1 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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