About Parsa Village

Parsa is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,158, made up of 1,152 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.01 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Garkha
Area (hectares)	191.01 hectares
Population	2,158
Male Population	1,152
Female Population	1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 46th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 191.01 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 963.

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 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 40 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Baragopal, about 4.2 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	Baragopal	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garkha	5.5 km
Nearest town	Dighwāra	12 km
District headquarters	Saran	40 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 2,158. That makes it the 46th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Parsa village has 1,152 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Parsa covers 191.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Baragopal, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parsa.

Parsa is about 40 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 Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Baragopal is about 4.2 km away. Garkha is about 5.5 km away. Dighwāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.