# Parsa Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Parsa

Parsa is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,177 people in 1,331 households**, the 12th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 7,177people (2011)
- 1,331households
- 48.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Parsa PIN code and other codes

Parsa falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParsa
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219150

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?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)36 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?

12 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 87% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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, 15 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parsa · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**28%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**929

Working population ****40.6%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 40.6% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 251 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,376 (47%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 313 (11%) · **■** Marginal 935 (32%)

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 Parihar

- Barahi8,111 people
- Khairwan Malahi7,508 people
- Manpaur7,382 people
- Lauharia7,366 people
- Mochhpa Kauni6,849 people
- Jagdhar6,501 people
- Parsa urf Parwaha6,190 people
- Rajwara Bhanpur6,163 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parsa from Sitamarhi?36 km by road
- What is the population of Parsa?7,177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsa in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parsa?48.9% (Census 2011)