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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 336 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Pincode 845425
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 336
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 14 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 Areraj 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 27 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Areraj 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 745. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Parsa village has 336 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Parsa is 845425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsa covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Manjhagarh, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 27 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 9.7 km away. Manjhagarh is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bathna (under 2 km), Purandarpur (under 2 km) and Sirni (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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