# Parsa Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/parsa/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Parsa Parsa is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **26,641 people in 4,052 households**, the 1st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 26,641people (2011) - 4,052households - 68.1%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Parsa PIN code and other codes Parsa falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatParsa East, Parsa South, Parsa North - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233325 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? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)40 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? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Parsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Parsa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 1,721 hectares of village land is sown, and 534 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, 10 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Parsa · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **8% Toilet within the home ****26%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****67%** **68% Television ****15%** **15% Mobile phone ****63%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **925 Working population ****23.8%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 57.0% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 828 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 626 (10%) · **■** Household industry 203 (3%) · **■** Other work 998 (16%) · **■** Marginal 3,691 (58%) 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 Ekma - Ekma13,175 people - Bharhopur8,878 people - Asahni7,895 people - Rasulpur7,740 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parsa from Chhapra?42 km by road - What is the population of Parsa?26,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parsa in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Parsa?68.1% (Census 2011)