Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur
# Parasbana

Parasbana is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,722 people in 696 households, the 21st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 3,722 people (2011)
- 696 households
- 45.8% literacy
- 891 females per 1,000 males

## Parasbana PIN code and other codes

Parasbana falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Parasbana
- Community development block Pirpainti
- Census village code 239032

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

## How far is Parasbana from nearby towns?
- Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Parasbana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Parasbana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Colgong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahlgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parasbana known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Parasbana

Of every 100 households in Parasbana in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parasbana · ■ Pirpainti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 14%
- Toilet within the home 7% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 80%
- Tap water 2% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91%
- Use banking services 34% 33%
- Television 11% 15%
- Mobile phone 44% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 32%
- Own their home 89% 98%

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

## What is the population of Parasbana?

■ Parasbana · ■ Pirpainti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.8% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 871
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 982 945
- Working population 32.7% 35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.5% for men and 36.8% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 177 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 263 (22%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 115 (9%) · ■ Marginal 653 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti
- Sundarpur 4,895 people
- Rajgaon 4,746 people
- Kusalpur 4,384 people
- Sarkanda 4,331 people
- Madhopur 3,704 people
- Fauzdari 3,673 people
- Roshanpur 3,672 people
- Duldulia 3,391 people

All 114 villages in Pirpainti

## Quick answers
- How far is Parasbana from Bhagalpur? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Parasbana? 3,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasbana in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parasbana? 45.8% (Census 2011)

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