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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 581 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.72 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Area (hectares) 87.72 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 581
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 181st largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 87.72 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 7.7 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Tinich, about 6.1 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
Nearest railway station Tinich 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Basti 7.7 km
Nearest town Bastī 7.7 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basti 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 1,163. That makes it the 181st largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Parsa village has 581 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Parsa covers 87.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Tinich, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Parsa.

Parsa is about 7.7 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Tinich is about 6.1 km away. Basti is about 7.7 km away. Bastī is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa Hazzam (under 2 km), Parsa Jafer (under 2 km) and Parsakutkut (under 2 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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