# Parsa Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Parsa

Parsa is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,083 people in 876 households**, the 33rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 4,083people (2011)
- 876households
- 56.6%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Parsa PIN code and other codes

Parsa falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalkauniya
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217838

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?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)8 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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**. About 80% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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, 6 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parsa · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

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 Parsa?

■ Parsa · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**930

Working population ****42.9%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 40.6% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 548 (31%) · **■** Household industry 140 (8%) · **■** Other work 181 (10%) · **■** Marginal 710 (41%)

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 Dhaka

- Masaurha4,284 people
- Gahai4,278 people
- Bisambharpur4,269 people
- Chand Mohan4,123 people
- Kharhui Bara Farid3,608 people
- Malkauniya3,582 people
- Hardiya3,467 people
- Sisahni3,458 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsa from Motihari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Parsa?4,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsa in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsa?56.6% (Census 2011)