About Parsan Village

Parsan is a large village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,330, made up of 1,206 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	219.82 hectares
Population	2,330
Male Population	1,206
Female Population	1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsan compares

By the 2011 count Parsan is the 14th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 219.82 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Parsan

Parsan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Parsan from other places

Parsan lies about 62 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Parsan
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	20 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	62 km

Villages closest to Parsan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsan village had a population of 2,330. That makes it the 14th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Parsan village has 1,206 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Parsan is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsan covers 219.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsan falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parsan is Dhanwar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parsan.

Parsan is about 62 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsan is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Giridih is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.