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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 603 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 603
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 53rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi 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 Parasi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 18 km from Poreyahat, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.8 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 Godda 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 18 km

Villages closest to Parasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poreyahat 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 1,163. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Parasi village has 603 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Parasi covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasi falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Godda, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parasi.

Parasi is about 18 km from Poreyahat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 7.8 km away. Poreyahat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masanibeldiha (under 2 km), Mahra (1.5 km) and Sondiha (1.7 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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