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About Parsa Purai Village

Parsa Purai is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 298 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.69 hectares hectares.

Parsa Purai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa Purai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 124.69 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 298
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsa Purai compares

By the 2011 count Parsa Purai is the 196th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 124.69 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Parsa Purai

Parsa Purai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parsa Purai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Purai from other places

Parsa Purai lies about 152 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 6.0 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 Purai
Nearest railway station Rajawari 6.0 km
Nearest town Saidpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 27 km
District headquarters Basti 152 km

Villages closest to Parsa Purai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsa Purai village had a population of 612. That makes it the 196th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Parsa Purai village has 298 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa Purai has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Parsa Purai covers 124.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parsa Purai is Rajawari, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parsa Purai.

Parsa Purai is about 152 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa Purai is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Rajawari is about 6.0 km away. Saidpur is about 6.6 km away. Bhanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukarauli (2.7 km), Nikuraha (4.0 km) and Danrhawa (5.2 km).

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

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