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About Parsarai Village

Parsarai is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 523 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Parsarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsarai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 523
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parsarai compares

By the 2011 count Parsarai is the 68th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Parsarai

Parsarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parsarai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsarai from other places

Parsarai lies about 130 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hasanpur Road, about 6.4 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 Parsarai
Nearest railway station Hasanpur Road 6.4 km
Nearest town Rosera 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 130 km

Villages closest to Parsarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsarai village had a population of 975. That makes it the 68th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Parsarai village has 523 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsarai has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Parsarai covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsarai falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsarai is Hasanpur Road, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parsarai.

Parsarai is about 130 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsarai is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Hasanpur Road is about 6.4 km away. Rosera is about 14 km away. Dagarua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amna (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Harahi (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parsarai today is likely to be higher.

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