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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a large village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,186, made up of 2,126 males and 2,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.92 hectares hectares.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 323.92 hectares
Population 4,186
Male Population 2,126
Female Population 2,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 323.92 hectares work out to about 13 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 946.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parasi as Available within <5 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 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 165 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 20 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
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 20 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 31 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 165 km

Villages closest to Parasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur 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 4,186. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Parasi village has 2,126 males and 2,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Parasi covers 323.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Jhinkpani, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parasi.

Parasi is about 165 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Jhinkpani is about 20 km away. Rairangpur is about 25 km away. Gobindpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahira (15 km), Kumardi (15 km) and Sangramdih (17 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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