Parsa | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 25.0555°N 87.2112°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Godda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 6101 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Mahagama (community development block)#Language and religion) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 814155 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
Area Code: | 06437 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Godda |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Mahagama |
Parsa is a village in Mahagama CD block in Godda subdivision of Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Parsa is located at 25.0555°N 87.2112°W.
Parsa has an area of .[1]
The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Parsa had a total population of 6,101, of which 3,186 (52%) were males and 2,915 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,343. The total number of literate persons in Parsa was 2,293 (48.19% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Millat College at Parsa was established in 1972. It is a constituent college of Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Subjects taught are: Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, Santali, economics, history, political science, sociology, philosophy, mathematics, psychology, geography, Home Science. It offers honours and general courses in arts.[3] [4] Millat College also has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XI (Intermediate).[5]
Millat High School at Parsa is a Hindi-medium coeducation institution established in 1946. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[6]