Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Parsahi

Parsahi is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494444. The 2011 Census counted 1,996 people in 465 households, the 29th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 1,996 people (2011)
- 465 households
- 74.8% literacy
- 494444 PIN code

## Parsahi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Parsahi is 494444. Parsahi falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494444
- Gram panchayat Parsahi
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436647

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Parsahi from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Parsahi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Parsahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parsahi known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 48% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Parsahi

Of every 100 households in Parsahi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parsahi · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 85%
- Toilet within the home 29% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 85%
- Tap water 2% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 47% 22%
- Television 28% 29%
- Mobile phone 16% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 35%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parsahi?

■ Parsahi · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.8% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 983
- Working population 46.1% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 60.6% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 176 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 123 (13%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 79 (9%) · ■ Marginal 541 (59%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara
- Amartal 2,241 people
- Padariya 2,177 people
- Khatola 2,135 people
- Khisora 2,038 people
- Sankar 1,971 people
- Arasmeta 1,938 people
- Latiya 1,920 people
- Pakariya 1,911 people

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Parsahi? 494444
- How far is Parsahi from Janjgir? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Parsahi? 1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsahi in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Parsahi? 74.8% (Census 2011)

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