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About Parashya Village

Parashya is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 172 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parashya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parashya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 273.72 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 172
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parashya compares

By the 2011 count Parashya is the 135th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 273.72 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Parashya

Parashya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parashya as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parashya from other places

Parashya 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 Parashya
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Parashya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar I 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 Parashya

As per the Census of India 2011, Parashya village had a population of 319. That makes it the 135th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Parashya village has 172 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parashya has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Parashya is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parashya covers 273.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parashya falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parashya 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 km distance for Parashya.

Parashya 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.

Parashya is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Manbazar I 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 Brahmanpara (under 2 km), Dhuliapara (under 2 km) and Goalapara (under 2 km).

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

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