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About Parasia Village

Parasia is a large village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,090 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 2,280
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasia compares

By the 2011 count Parasia is the 10th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Parasia

Parasia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parasia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Parasia from other places

Parasia lies about 14 km from Palamu, 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 Panki 14 km
District headquarters Palamu 14 km

Villages closest to Parasia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panki 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 2,280. That makes it the 10th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Parasia village has 1,090 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasia has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Parasia is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasia covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasia falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu 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 10+ km distance.

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

Parasia is about 14 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasia is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 9.0 km away. Panki is about 14 km away. Palamu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harna (10 km), Udih (11 km) and Taiya (11 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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