Parsa, Godda

Parsa is a village in Mahagama CD block in Godda subdivision of Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

For other uses, see Parsa.

Parsa
Village
Parsa is located in Jharkhand
Parsa
Parsa
Location in Jharkhand, India
Parsa is located in India
Parsa
Parsa
Parsa (India)
Coordinates: 25.055467°N 87.211189°E / 25.055467; 87.211189
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGodda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,101
Languages (*For language details see Mahagama (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814155
Telephone/ STD code06437
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMahagama
Websitegodda.nic.in

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Parsa is located at 25.055467°N 87.211189°E / 25.055467; 87.211189.

Parsa has an area of 414.28 hectares (1,023.7 acres).[1]

Overview

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 entire 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.

Demographics

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]

Education

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 coeducational institution established in 1946. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[6]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "Millat College Parsa". MCP. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Our Constituent Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "Millat College Parsa Godda". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. "Millat High School Parsa". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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