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About Parasia Village

Parasia is a mid sized village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 739 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 739
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parasia compares

By the 2011 count Parasia is the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Parasia

The census records public bus service for Parasia as Available within 10+ 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 Parasia from other places

Parasia lies about 20 km from Siwan. 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 Parasia
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 3.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 20 km

Villages closest to Parasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasia village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Parasia village has 739 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasia has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Parasia is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasia covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parasia falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Parasia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parasia.

Parasia is about 20 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasia is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 3.5 km away. Siwan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumar Chhapra (under 2 km), Kolhuwa Dargah (under 2 km) and Siswa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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