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About Parsahi Village

Parsahi is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 330 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 228.83 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 330
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parsahi compares

By the 2011 count Parsahi is the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 228.83 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1033.

Getting to Parsahi

Parsahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parsahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Parsahi from other places

Parsahi lies about 43 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 2.3 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 Parsahi
Nearest railway station Latabor 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 12 km
District headquarters Durg 43 km

Villages closest to Parsahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsahi village had a population of 651. That makes it the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Parsahi village has 330 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsahi has about 973 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 1033.

The pincode recorded for Parsahi is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsahi covers 228.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsahi falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parsahi is Latabor, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parsahi.

Parsahi is about 43 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsahi is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 2.3 km away. Balod is about 12 km away. Durg is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoinapar (1.9 km), Bori (2.0 km) and Latabor (4.0 km).

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

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