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About Parsa Village

Parsa is one of the larger villages in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,641, made up of 13,474 males and 13,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1721 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 1721 hectares
Population 26,641
Male Population 13,474
Female Population 13,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 1721 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

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 5 - 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 6.7 km from Saran. 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
District headquarters Saran 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 7.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma 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 26,641. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Parsa village has 13,474 males and 13,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Parsa covers 1721 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parsa falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Parsa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 6.7 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 6.7 km away. Ekma is about 7.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapia (under 2 km), Betuania (under 2 km) and Kosari (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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