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

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Parsawan

Parsawan is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,296 people in 159 households**, the 29th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,296people (2011)
- 159households
- 83.3%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Parsawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKarhatha
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255471

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?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)16 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary 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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 57% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 29 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Parsawan · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**52%

Television ****19%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

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 Parsawan?

■ Parsawan · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**929

Working population ****24.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 74.6% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Paraiya

- Maranpur1,474 people
- Jamalpur1,363 people
- Inguni1,351 people
- Sonbarsa1,332 people
- Isarpur1,238 people
- Paranpur1,166 people
- Baigoman1,154 people
- Fatahpur1,145 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsawan from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Parsawan?1,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsawan in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsawan?83.3% (Census 2011)