# Parsarai Village, Karai Parsurai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/parsarai/ Village · Karai Parsurai, Nalanda # Parsarai Parsarai is a village in Karai Parsurai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,288 people in 937 households**, the 2nd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 5,288people (2011) - 937households - 59.1%literacy - 973females per 1,000 males ## Parsarai PIN code and other codes Parsarai falls in Karai Parsurai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKaraiparsurai - Community development blockKarai Parsurai - Census village code244153 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parsarai from nearby towns? - Biharsharif (district HQ)40 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)10 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 Parsarai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Parsarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Karai Parsurai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Parsarai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Parsarai Of every 100 households in Parsarai in 2011, 1 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Parsarai · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****33%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **96% Use banking services ****63%** **46% Television ****17%** **9% Mobile phone ****54%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **37% Own their home ****96%** **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 Parsarai? ■ Parsarai · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **950 Working population ****44.0%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 49.9% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (10%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 330 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,509 (65%) 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 Karai Parsurai - Berthu6,565 people - Karai4,982 people - Makhdumpur4,670 people - Sandh3,800 people - Diawan3,598 people [All 45 villages in Karai Parsurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parsarai from Biharsharif?40 km by road - What is the population of Parsarai?5,288 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parsarai in?Nalanda district (Karai Parsurai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Parsarai?59.1% (Census 2011)