Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Parsiya Parsiya is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 1,348 people in 282 households, the 36th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,348 people (2011) - 282 households - 51.2% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Parsiya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Parsiya is 497231. Parsiya falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Parsiya - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432715 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Parsiya from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 84 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Parsiya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Parsiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 · Darripara - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bhaiyathan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Parsiya known for? About 44% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Parsiya Of every 100 households in Parsiya in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Parsiya · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 44% 60% - Toilet within the home 1% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 16% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 91% 64% - Television 1% 13% - Mobile phone 10% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 55% 28% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Parsiya? ■ Parsiya · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 530 958 - Working population 55.9% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 53% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 296 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 26 (3%) · ■ Marginal 416 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Darripara 1,470 people - Sudamanagar 1,397 people - Chandra Medha 1,386 people - Khadgawan 1,360 people - Ragada 1,339 people - Mahuli 1,263 people - Sonpur 1,240 people - Katinda 1,226 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parsiya? 497231 - How far is Parsiya from Ambikapur? 84 km by road - What is the population of Parsiya? 1,348 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parsiya in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Parsiya? 51.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/parsiya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.