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About Parsa Village

Parsa is a mid sized village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 825 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 170.78 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 825
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 29th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 170.78 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagmundi 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Parsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagmundi 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 1,614. That makes it the 29th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Parsa village has 825 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsa has about 956 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Parsa is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsa covers 170.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parsa falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parsa is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsa is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Bagmundi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panra (under 2 km), Paramtikar (under 2 km) and Srirampur (6.8 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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