Village · Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata, Dhanbad # Parasia Parasia is a village in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 1,332 people in 226 households, the 10th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 1,332 people (2011) - 226 households - 74.4% literacy - 982 females per 1,000 males ## Parasia PIN code and other codes Parasia falls in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Dachin Pandarkanali - Community development block Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata - Census village code 361845 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Parasia from nearby towns? - Dhanbad (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ) 15 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Parasia? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Parasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sijua - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 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 under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Parasia known for? The main crops are rice. About 11% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Parasia Of every 100 households in Parasia in 2011, 82 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Parasia · ■ Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 92% - Toilet within the home 1% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 73% - Tap water 17% 37% - Drinking water within premises 3% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 16% 24% - Use banking services 76% 75% - Television 49% 62% - Mobile phone 66% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 30% 36% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 10% 10% - Own their home 97% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Parasia? ■ Parasia · ■ Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 75.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 920 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 925 - Working population 25.8% 29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 208 (61%) · ■ Marginal 130 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata - Petia 2,135 people - Dhandabar 1,826 people - Kurumdaha Alias Bagula 1,376 people - Dhobni 1,364 people - Manidi 1,228 people - Baludih 1,074 people - Majhiladi Alias Jagidi 970 people - Garblaudi 932 people All 26 villages in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata ## Quick answers - How far is Parasia from Dhanbad? 15 km by road - What is the population of Parasia? 1,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parasia in? Dhanbad district (Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Parasia? 74.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/dhanbad-cum-kenduadih-cum-jagata/parasia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.