About Parasi Village

Parasi is a large village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,800, made up of 1,431 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1152.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Marwahi
Pincode	493338
Area (hectares)	1152.87 hectares
Population	2,800
Male Population	1,431
Female Population	1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 1152.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parasi as Available. 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 Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 110 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Harrad, about 16 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 Parasi
Tehsil headquarters	Marwahi	8.3 km
Nearest town	Pasan	14 km
Nearest railway station	Harrad	16 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	110 km

Villages closest to Parasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasi village had a population of 2,800. That makes it the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Parasi village has 1,431 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Parasi is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasi covers 1152.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasi falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Harrad, about 16 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Parasi.

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

Parasi is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Marwahi is about 8.3 km away. Pasan is about 14 km away. Harrad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.