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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 283 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 283
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 118th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 63 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 9.8 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 Dinara 8.3 km
Nearest town Nokha 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 9.8 km
District headquarters Rohtas 63 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara 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 571. That makes it the 118th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Parsa village has 283 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Parsa covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Garhnokha, about 9.8 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 village for Parsa.

Parsa is about 63 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 8.3 km away. Nokha is about 8.7 km away. Garhnokha is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelari Pachhiari (under 2 km), Bhelari Bichali (under 2 km) and Arang (1.7 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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