# Parasi Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Narpatganj, Araria 

# Parasi

Parasi is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **7,995 people in 1,532 households**, the 17th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 7,995people (2011)
- 1,532households
- 63.4%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Parasi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parasi is 854318.** Parasi falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatPalasi
- Community development blockNarpatganj
- Census village code221471

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Parasi from nearby towns?

- Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)32 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Parasi?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Parasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · V
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Parasi

Of every 100 households in Parasi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parasi · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Parasi?

■ Parasi · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**951

Working population ****35.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 51.3% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 428 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,101 (39%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 287 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,003 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narpatganj

- Nathpur9,067 people
- Pithaura9,017 people
- Tamganj8,534 people
- GokhulPur8,236 people
- Posdaha7,923 people
- Bela7,481 people
- Jitwarpur7,333 people
- Nawabganj6,825 people

[All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parasi?854318
- How far is Parasi from Araria?32 km by road
- What is the population of Parasi?7,995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasi in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parasi?63.4% (Census 2011)