# Parsia Village, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 

# Parsia

Parsia is a village in Gorakhpur sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 96 households**, the 366th largest of 440 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 586people (2011)
- 96households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parsia

Of every 100 households in Parsia in 2011, 36 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parsia · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**80%

Tap water ****8%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****56%**

**76%

Television ****16%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Parsia?

■ Parsia · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1361**

**915

Working population ****26.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 54.6% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 130 (83%)

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 Gorakhpur

- Semra605 people
- Unaula Awal604 people
- Bankatia Khurd600 people
- Jot Barahra593 people
- Siharwa571 people
- Jangl Bisesar Dayal559 people
- Gopalpur558 people
- Khutwa551 people

[All 509 villages in Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/gorakhpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parsia?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsia in?Gorakhpur district (Gorakhpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parsia?65.7% (Census 2011)