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About Parsia Village

Parsia is a large village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,075, made up of 2,092 males and 1,983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 161.63 hectares
Population 4,075
Male Population 2,092
Female Population 1,983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsia compares

By the 2011 count Parsia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 161.63 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Parsia

Parsia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsia as Available within <5 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 Pakhuria, Palgan, Palma and Panchudi. 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 Parsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsia village had a population of 4,075. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Parsia village has 2,092 males and 1,983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsia has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Parsia is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsia covers 161.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parsia falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parsia 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 village for Parsia.

Parsia is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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 Parsia today is likely to be higher.

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