About Parsota Village

Parsota is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 242 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsota village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146102
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	472
Male Population	242
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Parsota compares

By the 2011 count Parsota is the 217th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Parsota

Parsota is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parsota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsota from other places

Parsota lies about 18 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 12 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 Parsota
Nearest railway station	Mahngarwal Doaba	12 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	18 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	24 km

Villages closest to Parsota

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

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Common questions about Parsota

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsota village had a population of 472. That makes it the 217th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Parsota village has 242 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsota has about 950 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Parsota is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsota covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsota falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Parsota is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parsota.

Parsota is about 18 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsota is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 18 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.