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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 264 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 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 Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 264
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsa as Available within village. 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 Parsa from other places

Parsa lies about 49 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 Lapung 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 16 km
Nearest town Gumlā 38 km
District headquarters Ranchi 49 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lapung 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 514. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Parsa village has 264 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

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

Parsa covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parsa falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parsa.

Parsa is about 49 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 4.5 km away. Govindpur Road is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukurhutu (under 2 km), Lete (2.0 km) and Katingkela (2.3 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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