About Parsa Village

Parsa is one of the larger villages in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,101, made up of 3,186 males and 2,915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	414.28 hectares
Population	6,101
Male Population	3,186
Female Population	2,915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 414.28 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Parsa

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

Parsa lies about 24 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 19 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 Parsa
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	19 km
Nearest town	Colgong	24 km
District headquarters	Godda	24 km

Villages closest to Parsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa village had a population of 6,101. 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 788 residents.

Parsa village has 3,186 males and 2,915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Parsa is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsa covers 414.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Ghogha, about 19 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 Parsa.

Parsa is about 24 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 11 km away. Ghogha is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.