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About Bara Parasia Village

Bara Parasia is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 329 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Parasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Parasia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 117.57 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 329
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Bara Parasia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Parasia is the 53rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 117.57 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bara Parasia

Bara Parasia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Parasia 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 Bara Parasia from other places

Bara Parasia 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 Bara Parasia
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundwan 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Bara Parasia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bundwan 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 Bara Parasia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Parasia village had a population of 648. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bara Parasia village has 329 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Parasia has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bara Parasia is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Parasia covers 117.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Parasia falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Parasia is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Bara Parasia.

Bara Parasia 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.

Bara Parasia is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Bundwan 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 Aspara (under 2 km), Chhota Parasia (under 2 km) and Kuriapara (under 2 km).

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

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