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Parsa

Pranpur mandal
Pincode 854107
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Parsa is a village in Pranpur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 601 in 160 households. Notable for its relatively high literacy rate of 74.7%, the village is situated at 25.472°N, 87.678°E with postal code 854107.

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LGD code
225346
Pincode
854107
Post office
Katihar Mill
Population
601
Households
160
Literacy rate
74.7%
Sex ratio
778 ♀/1000♂
Workers
303
Distance to district centre
72 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Patna
255 km
Distance to Kolkata
330 km
Nearest railway station
Sajha Halt · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Kumaripur · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Parsa compares

By population, Parsa ranks #61 of 85 villages in Pranpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+32.5% vs mandal average
Parsa
74.7%
Pranpur mandal
42.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
778
−146 vs mandal average
Parsa
778
Pranpur mandal
924
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
Parsa
3.8
Pranpur mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Parsa at a glance

Parsa is a village of 601 people in 160 households (Census 2011) in Pranpur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 61st-largest of 85 villages in Pranpur block. Literacy is 75%, 33 points above the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 778 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Katihar district centre, 21 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, under 1 km from Sajha Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854107, served by Katihar Mill post office; the LGD village code is 225346. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Kumaripur, 7 km away. The village votes in Pranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nisha Singh. The population is estimated at 709 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barjhalla

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Parsa · this village60175%
Rahar · Pranpur67154%0 km N
Sahja · Pranpur5,13734%0 km N
Sonela · Pranpur95157%1.3 km E
Harsuwa · Pranpur1,53240%1.4 km N
Jhauwa · Dagarua13458%1.4 km N
Jhaua · Pranpur1,23446%1.4 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Parsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
12
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BARJHALA
Total area (ha)
172
Irrigated area (ha)
41.3
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Parsa

LGD code
225346
Pincode
854107
Post office
Katihar Mill
Population (Census 2011)
601
Population (projected 2026)
709
Households
160
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
778
Literacy rate
74.7%
Coordinates
25.47225°N, 87.67798°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pranpur
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nisha Singh
Block / Mandal
Pranpur
Getting there

How to reach Parsa

Mandal centre
Pranpur · ≈ 1.4 km
≈ 3 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 27 min by car · 2 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna255 kmcapital
  • Kolkata330 km
  • Delhi1094 km
  • Hyderabad1308 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSajha Halt<1 km
  • Bus stopKumaripur8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Kumaripur7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump15 km
  • CollegeD S College12 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)13 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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