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About Parasiya Village

Parasiya is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 146 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.91 hectares hectares.

Parasiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 276.91 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 146
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasiya compares

By the 2011 count Parasiya is the 128th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 276.91 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Parasiya

Parasiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parasiya as Available within 10+ 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 Parasiya from other places

Parasiya lies about 46 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sumer, about 37 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 Parasiya
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 7.5 km
Nearest town Begamganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Sumer 37 km
District headquarters Raisen 46 km

Villages closest to Parasiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasiya village had a population of 278. That makes it the 128th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Parasiya village has 146 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasiya has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Parasiya covers 276.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parasiya falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parasiya is Sumer, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Parasiya.

Parasiya is about 46 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasiya is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 7.5 km away. Begamganj is about 20 km away. Sumer is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulabganj Jamuniya (under 2 km), Jamuniya Brajbhan (under 2 km) and Khidki (1.6 km).

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

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