About Parsiya Village

Parsiya is a small village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 108 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsiya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Arsha
Pincode	723201
Area (hectares)	70.82 hectares
Population	215
Male Population	108
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsiya compares

By the 2011 count Parsiya is the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 70.82 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Parsiya

Parsiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parsiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Parsiya from other places

Parsiya lies about 43 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 5.8 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 Parsiya
Nearest railway station	Suisa	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsha	25 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	29 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	43 km

Villages closest to Parsiya

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

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Common questions about Parsiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsiya village had a population of 215. That makes it the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Parsiya village has 108 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsiya has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Parsiya is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsiya covers 70.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsiya falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parsiya is Suisa, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parsiya.

Parsiya is about 43 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsiya is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Suisa is about 5.8 km away. Arsha is about 25 km away. Balarāmpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.