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About Parashia Village

Parashia is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 743 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 328.4 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 743
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parashia compares

By the 2011 count Parashia is the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 328.4 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Parashia

Parashia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parashia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naoabag, Nimra, Nutangram and Padampur. 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 1,445. That makes it the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Parashia village has 743 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parashia has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Parashia is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parashia covers 328.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parashia falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parashia.

Parashia is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum 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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