Parasia
Parasia is a census town in the Jamuria CD block in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Location. Parasia is at . Urbanisation. According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). Demographics. According to the  2011 Census of India, Parasia had a total population of 8,894 of which 4,794 (54%) were males and 4,100 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,194. The total number of literate persons in Parasia was 5,146 (66.83% of the population over 6 years). Infrastructure. According to the "District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman", Parasia covered an area of 4.49 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 4 km roads, the protected water supply involved service reservoir, tap water from untreated sources. It had 729 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary  schools, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior senior secondary school at Bhola 5 km away, the nearest general degree college at Raniganj 10 km away. Among the important commodities it manufactured were carpentry, bricks, cement. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank. Economy. As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Kunustoria Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Amritnagar Colliery, Amrasota Colliery, Bansra Colliery, Belbaid Colliery, Kunustoria Colliery, Mahabir OCP, North Searsole Colliery, Parasea Colliery, Parasea 6 & 7 Incline and Parasea OCP. Healthcare. Medical facilities in the Kunustoria Area of ECL are available at Kunstoria  Area Hospital (with 50 beds) (Banshra), Parasea Colliery (PO Parasea), Belbaid Colliery (PO Parasea), Kunustoria Colliery (PO Toposi), North Searsole Colliery (PO Bijpur), Bansra Colliery (PO Banshra), Amritnagar Colliery (PO Raniganj), Mahabir Colliery (PO Raniganj).