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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,653 males and 1,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Pincode 845307
Area (hectares) 245.21 hectares
Population 3,182
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 245.21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa 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 Parsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parsa from other places

Parsa lies about 5.5 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Rameshwar Nagar, about 10 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
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Rameshwar Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 11 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 12 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikta 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 3,182. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Parsa village has 1,653 males and 1,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Parsa is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsa covers 245.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Rameshwar Nagar, about 10 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 village for Parsa.

Parsa is about 5.5 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 5.5 km away. Rameshwar Nagar is about 10 km away. Sikta 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 Mathia (1.6 km), Patkhaulia (5.7 km) and Bishunpurwa (6.3 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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