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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 364 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Verno
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 364
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 8.6 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 51 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 Verno 8.6 km
District headquarters Gumla 8.6 km
Nearest town Gumlā 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 51 km

Villages closest to Parsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa village had a population of 718. That makes it the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Parsa village has 364 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Parsa is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsa covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsa falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Bakaspur, about 51 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 8.6 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Verno is about 8.6 km away. Gumla is about 8.6 km away. Gumlā is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baranda (13 km), Bangru (15 km) and Paharbangru (15 km).

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

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