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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 155 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 155
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 103rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parasi as Available within <5 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 Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 109 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 5.1 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 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 33 km
District headquarters Jamtara 109 km

Villages closest to Parasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 340. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Parasi village has 155 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Parasi is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasi covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasi falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Godda, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parasi.

Parasi is about 109 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Godda is about 5.1 km away. Fatehpur is about 33 km away. Jamtara is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilkanthapur (under 2 km), Rampur (4.6 km) and Pahargara (11 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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