About Parasiri Village

Parasiri is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,837, made up of 935 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasiri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Para
Pincode	723146
Area (hectares)	428.48 hectares
Population	1,837
Male Population	935
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasiri compares

By the 2011 count Parasiri is the 32nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 428.48 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 951.

Getting to Parasiri

Parasiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parasiri as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasiri from other places

Parasiri 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 Parasiri
Tehsil headquarters	Para	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Rukni Junction	6.3 km
Nearest town	Raghunathpur	17 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	25 km

Villages closest to Parasiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasiri village had a population of 1,837. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Parasiri village has 935 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasiri has about 965 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Parasiri is 723146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasiri covers 428.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasiri falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parasiri 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parasiri.

Parasiri 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.

Parasiri is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Para is about under 2 km away. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.