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About Parasia Village

Parasia is a small village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 35 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 829112
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 35
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parasia compares

By the 2011 count Parasia is the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Parasia

Parasia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parasia as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasia from other places

Parasia lies about 50 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 9.0 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 Parasia
Nearest railway station Gumia 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 17 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 50 km

Villages closest to Parasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasia village had a population of 70. That makes it the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Parasia village has 35 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Parasia is 829112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasia covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parasia falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parasia is Gumia, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parasia.

Parasia is about 50 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasia is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Gumia is about 9.0 km away. Bishungarh is about 17 km away. Hazaribagh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangamati (under 2 km), Barki Narki (1.6 km) and Gajhandih (2.9 km).

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

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