Village · Manpur, Umaria
# Parasi

Parasi is a village in Manpur sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 755 people in 195 households, the 107th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.
- 755 people (2011)
- 195 households
- 60.4% literacy
- 892 females per 1,000 males

## Parasi PIN code and other codes

Parasi falls in Manpur sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Manpur
- Census village code 468046

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

## How far is Parasi from nearby towns?
- Manpur (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Umaria (nearest town) 21 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Parasi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public 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 10+ km · Tala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Umaria
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Umaria
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Parasi known for?

About 10% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Parasi

Of every 100 households in Parasi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parasi · ■ Manpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 35%
- Toilet within the home 24% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 93%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 98% 58%
- Television 6% 7%
- Mobile phone 11% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 44%
- 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 Parasi?

■ Parasi · ■ Manpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 65.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 817 938
- Working population 50.2% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 48.5% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 110 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 23 (6%) · ■ Marginal 242 (64%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Manpur
- Sejwahi 774 people
- Bharhut 769 people
- Badwar 767 people
- Neusi 759 people
- Majhauli 754 people
- Bamera 752 people
- Chimta 734 people
- Kudari Tola 732 people

All 229 villages in Manpur

## Other places named Parasi
- Parasi · Town, Sonbhadra · 23,966 people
- Parasi · Village, Narpatganj, Araria · 7,995 people
- Parasi · Village, Arwal, Arwal · 4,428 people
- Parasi · Village, Tamar I, Ranchi · 4,208 people
- Parasi · Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad · 4,186 people
- Parasi · Village, Ichak, Hazaribagh · 3,211 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Parasi from Umaria? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Parasi? 755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasi in? Umaria district (Manpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasi? 60.4% (Census 2011)

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