# Parsa Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Parsa

Parsa is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,158 people in 357 households**, the 46th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,158people (2011)
- 357households
- 70.2%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Parsa PIN code and other codes

Parsa falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatIsmailpur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234383

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?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)21 km by road
- Chapra (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 Parsa?

11 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 · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 95% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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, 18 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parsa · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

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 · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**943

Working population ****24.8%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 199 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (38%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (21%)

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 Garkha

- Bangari2,382 people
- Minapur2,354 people
- Mura2,332 people
- Dhanaura2,173 people
- Pirari2,119 people
- Salaha2,112 people
- Moharampur2,088 people
- Larhpur2,075 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsa from Chhapra?21 km by road
- What is the population of Parsa?2,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsa in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsa?70.2% (Census 2011)