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About Parasiadi Village

Parasiadi is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 192 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasiadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasiadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 134.76 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 192
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasiadi compares

By the 2011 count Parasiadi is the 139th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 134.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Parasiadi

Parasiadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parasiadi as Available within 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 Parasiadi from other places

Parasiadi lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about 5.6 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 Parasiadi
Nearest railway station Anara 5.6 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 18 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Parasiadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasiadi village had a population of 409. That makes it the 139th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Parasiadi village has 192 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasiadi has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Parasiadi is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasiadi covers 134.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasiadi falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parasiadi is Anara, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance for Parasiadi.

Parasiadi 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.

Parasiadi is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about 5.6 km away. Raghunathpur is about 16 km away. Kashipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lapara (under 2 km), Pabra (under 2 km) and Balarampur (6.0 km).

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

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