# Parsauni Dewajit Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/parsauni-dewajit/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Parsauni Dewajit Parsauni Dewajit is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,040 people in 586 households**, the 10th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 3,040people (2011) - 586households - 69.6%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Parsauni Dewajit PIN code and other codes Parsauni Dewajit falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatParsauni Dewajit - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218711 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parsauni Dewajit from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Mehsi (nearest town)5 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 Parsauni Dewajit? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Parsauni Dewajit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 · Tetaria - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○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 station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Parsauni Dewajit known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 66% of the 187 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 Parsauni Dewajit Of every 100 households in Parsauni Dewajit in 2011, 3 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Parsauni Dewajit · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****28%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****46%** **44% Television ****18%** **7% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **20% 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 Parsauni Dewajit? ■ Parsauni Dewajit · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **962 Working population ****30.5%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 57.9% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (15%) · **■** Marginal 495 (53%) 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 Mehsi - Mohammadpur Majhaulia4,417 people - Bhimalpur4,351 people - Bhurukurwa3,958 people - Harpurnag3,550 people - Salemppur3,035 people - Bathna3,010 people - Kashi Pakri2,897 people - Sidhwalia2,873 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parsauni Dewajit from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Parsauni Dewajit?3,040 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parsauni Dewajit in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Parsauni Dewajit?69.6% (Census 2011)