# Parsa Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Parsa

Parsa is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 160 households**, the 61st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 601people (2011)
- 160households
- 85.5%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Parsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parsa is 854116.** Parsa falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatBarjhala
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225346

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

## How far is Parsa from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)12 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 Parsa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harphare
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Parsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and jute**. About 59% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Parsa

Of every 100 households in Parsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parsa · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**25%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Parsa?

■ Parsa · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**959

Working population ****50.4%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.3% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 288 (95%)

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 Pranpur

- Harphara688 people
- Rahar671 people
- Ganganagar641 people
- Mahadeonagar618 people
- Lakhpura579 people
- Kahata578 people
- Gidaul534 people
- Sadapur476 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parsa?854116
- How far is Parsa from Katihar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Parsa?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsa in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsa?85.5% (Census 2011)