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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 227 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 227
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
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 Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 44th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parasi 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 Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 5.9 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Mayur Hand 5.9 km
District headquarters Chatra 5.9 km
Nearest town Chatrā 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 30 km

Villages closest to Parasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasi village had a population of 409. That makes it the 44th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Parasi village has 227 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Parasi is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasi covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Parasi.

Parasi is about 5.9 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 5.9 km away. Chatra is about 5.9 km away. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Larahi (under 2 km), Pachghara (under 2 km) and Varkara (under 2 km).

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

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