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About Parsawan Village

Parsawan is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 374 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 374
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsawan compares

By the 2011 count Parsawan is the 68th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Parsawan

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

How far is Parsawan from other places

Parsawan lies about 17 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, 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 Parsawan
Nearest town Kathhāra 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Thermal 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 17 km
District headquarters Palamu 17 km

Villages closest to Parsawan

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 Parsawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsawan village had a population of 732. That makes it the 68th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Parsawan village has 374 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsawan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Parsawan is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsawan covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsawan falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parsawan is Bokaro Thermal, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance for Parsawan.

Parsawan is about 17 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsawan is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 6.1 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 7.8 km away. Panki is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baherwatanr (1.6 km), Baludih (2.4 km) and Chhapar (2.8 km).

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

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