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About Parsahva Village

Parsahva is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 137 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.53 hectares hectares.

Parsahva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsahva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 41.53 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 137
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Parsahva compares

By the 2011 count Parsahva is the 995th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 41.53 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Parsahva

Parsahva 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 Parsahva as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parsahva from other places

Parsahva 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 Parsahva
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 Parsahva

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 Parsahva

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsahva village had a population of 253. That makes it the 995th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Parsahva village has 137 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsahva has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Parsahva covers 41.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Parsahva.

Parsahva 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.

Parsahva 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), Parsa (under 2 km) and Parsagana (under 2 km).

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

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