# Parsawan Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Parsawan

Parsawan is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 82 households**, the 127th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 561people (2011)
- 82households
- 52.9%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Parsawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDubba
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255687

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Parsawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Tamarua
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 71% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parsawan · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Parsawan?

■ Parsawan · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**961

Working population ****34.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 38.7% for women. 44% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (81%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Gurua

- Dubi582 people
- Jharaha573 people
- Barahi Bigha563 people
- Mangli Chak561 people
- Tarwan558 people
- Jagarnathpur556 people
- Daulatpur551 people
- Siram Bigha542 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsawan from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Parsawan?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsawan in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsawan?52.9% (Census 2011)