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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a large village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,465, made up of 1,814 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 3,465
Male Population 1,814
Female Population 1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsa from other places

Parsa lies about 6.0 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Bazar, about under 2 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 Parsa Bazar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 5.9 km
District headquarters Patna 6.0 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 6.0 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulwari 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 3,465. That makes it the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Parsa village has 1,814 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Parsa covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parsa falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Parsa Bazar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parsa.

Parsa is about 6.0 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Parsa Bazar is about under 2 km away. Phulwari is about 5.9 km away. Patna is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahimpur (under 2 km), Khaprail Chak (under 2 km) and Nathupur (under 2 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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