About Parsa Village

Parsa is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,694, made up of 1,883 males and 1,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	253 hectares
Population	3,694
Male Population	1,883
Female Population	1,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 17th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 110 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 15 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	Jalalgarh	15 km
Nearest town	Kasba	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	29 km
District headquarters	Supaul	110 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 3,694. That makes it the 17th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Parsa village has 1,883 males and 1,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Parsa covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Jalalgarh, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 110 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Jalalgarh is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Basantpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.