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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a small village in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 172 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Narkatia
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 172
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 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 3,453 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Parsa

The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within <5 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 <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 50 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Marajdwa, 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 Marajdwa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatia 12 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 50 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatia 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 333. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Parsa village has 172 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Parsa covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Marajdwa, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 50 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 Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Marajdwa is about under 2 km away. Narkatia is about 12 km away. Chanpatia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsotimpur (2.7 km), Bachanpur (3.6 km) and Bishunpur (5.8 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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