About Parsa Village

Parsa is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,083, made up of 2,135 males and 1,948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Dhaka
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	4,083
Male Population	2,135
Female Population	1,948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 17 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 a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Phenhara, about 3.1 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	Phenhara	3.1 km
Nearest town	Pakridayal	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaka	13 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	34 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaka 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.

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Common questions about Parsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa village had a population of 4,083. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Parsa village has 2,135 males and 1,948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 912 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 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Phenhara, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 34 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 Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Phenhara is about 3.1 km away. Pakridayal is about 9.9 km away. Dhaka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.