# Parsawan Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Parsawan

Parsawan is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 187 households**, the 61st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,206people (2011)
- 187households
- 57.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Parsawan PIN code and other codes

Parsawan falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParsawan
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256486

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

## How far is Parsawan from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)9 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 Parsawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Parsawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Parsawan

Of every 100 households in Parsawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parsawan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**37%

Own their home ****85%**

**98%

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 Parsawan?

■ Parsawan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**958

Working population ****40.8%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 46.7% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 299 (61%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Diprahiya1,299 people
- Jarahara1,283 people
- Kolkha1,257 people
- Aunra1,223 people
- Asni1,128 people
- Niskha1,124 people
- Antiya1,122 people
- Birhut1,098 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsawan from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Parsawan?1,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsawan in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsawan?57.8% (Census 2011)