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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 43 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.87 hectares hectares.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 29.87 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 43
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parsa compares

By the 2011 count Parsa is the 1199th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 29.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Parsa

Parsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parsa 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 5 - 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 61 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Naugarh, about 5.3 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 Harraiya 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Naugarh 5.3 km
Nearest town Bānsi 15 km
District headquarters Basti 61 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 91. That makes it the 1199th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Parsa village has 43 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Parsa covers 29.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Naugarh, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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.

Parsa is about 61 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 Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 4.4 km away. Naugarh is about 5.3 km away. Bānsi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilma Parsan (under 2 km), Parsagana (under 2 km) and Parsahva (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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