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About Parashia Village

Parashia is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 263 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parashia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parashia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 53.41 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 263
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Parashia compares

By the 2011 count Parashia is the 74th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 53.41 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Parashia

Parashia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parashia 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. The nearest villages by name are Nibra, Nimdangra, Nutandihi and Panchberia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parashia

As per the Census of India 2011, Parashia village had a population of 499. That makes it the 74th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Parashia village has 263 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parashia has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Parashia is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parashia covers 53.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parashia falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parashia notes the nearest railway station 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 Parashia.

Parashia is in Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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