# Parsotimpur Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran 

# Parsotimpur

Parsotimpur is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,623 people in 1,139 households**, the 10th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 5,623people (2011)
- 1,139households
- 56.0%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Parsotimpur PIN code and other codes

Parsotimpur falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHiramani
- Community development blockNarkatia
- Census village code217738

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

## How far is Parsotimpur from nearby towns?

- Narkatia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)20 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 Parsotimpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Parsotimpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Parsotimpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Parsotimpur

Of every 100 households in Parsotimpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parsotimpur · ■ Narkatia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

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 Parsotimpur?

■ Parsotimpur · ■ Narkatia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**919

Working population ****25.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 44.1% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 848 (58%) · **■** Household industry 66 (5%) · **■** Other work 278 (19%) · **■** Marginal 58 (4%)

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 Narkatia

- Bhatanahiya6,546 people
- Hirmani6,503 people
- Purainiya6,082 people
- Belwa5,893 people
- Khairwa5,533 people
- Pakaria5,518 people
- Ekdari5,435 people
- Semrahiya5,285 people

[All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsotimpur from Motihari?20 km by road
- What is the population of Parsotimpur?5,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsotimpur in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsotimpur?56.0% (Census 2011)