# Parasi, India

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For the village in Nepal, see [Parsi, Nepal](/source/Parsi,_Nepal).

**Parasi** is a [census town](/source/Census_town) in [Sonbhadra district](/source/Sonbhadra_district) in the [Indian](/source/India) [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh).

## Demographics

As of 2001 India [census](/source/Census),[1] Parasi had a population of 21,203. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Parasi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Parasi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

## References

1. ["Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)"](http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999). Census Commission of India. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999) 2004-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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