Village · Kutumba, Aurangabad
# Parsawan

Parsawan is a village in Kutumba sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 546 people in 89 households, the 133rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 546 people (2011)
- 89 households
- 73.5% literacy
- 1,108 females per 1,000 males

## Parsawan PIN code and other codes

Parsawan falls in Kutumba sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jagdishpur
- Community development block Kutumba
- Census village code 254172

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Parsawan from nearby towns?
- Kutumba (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Parsawan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Parsawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Amba
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parsawan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Parsawan

Of every 100 households in Parsawan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parsawan · ■ Kutumba rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 6%
- Toilet within the home 7% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 83%
- Tap water 3% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 7% 52%
- Television 1% 11%
- Mobile phone 72% 62%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 28% 19%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parsawan?

■ Parsawan · ■ Kutumba rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1108 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1236 946
- Working population 81.5% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 68.0% for women. 85% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 150 (34%) · ■ Household industry 61 (14%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 217 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kutumba
- Shankarpur 564 people
- Niranjanpur 556 people
- Ratti Khap 553 people
- Naudiha 552 people
- Khaira 544 people
- Karkatta 543 people
- Dhanu Bigha 540 people
- Gangahar 535 people

All 228 villages in Kutumba

## Quick answers
- How far is Parsawan from Aurangabad? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Parsawan? 546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsawan in? Aurangabad district (Kutumba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsawan? 73.5% (Census 2011)

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