Parsa is a village in Mahagama CD block in Godda subdivision of Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Parsa | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 25°03′20″N 87°12′40″E / 25.055467°N 87.211189°E | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Godda |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,101 |
Languages (*For language details see Mahagama (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 814155 |
Telephone/ STD code | 06437 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mahagama |
Website | godda |
Geography
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Damin Bazar
Location
editParsa is located at 25°03′20″N 87°12′40″E / 25.055467°N 87.211189°E.
Parsa has an area of 414.28 hectares (1,023.7 acres).[1]
Overview
editThe 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.
Demographics
editAccording 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
editMillat 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Millat College Parsa". MCP. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Our Constituent Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Millat College Parsa Godda". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Millat High School Parsa". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.