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About Parawa Village

Parawa is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 527 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.04 hectares hectares.

Parawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 127.04 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 527
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parawa compares

By the 2011 count Parawa is the 329th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 127.04 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Parawa

Parawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parawa from other places

Parawa lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parawa
Tehsil headquarters Handia 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 9.0 km
Nearest town Phulpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km

Villages closest to Parawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Parawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parawa village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 329th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Parawa village has 527 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parawa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Parawa covers 127.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parawa falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parawa is Handia Khas, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parawa.

Parawa is about 41 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parawa is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 8.7 km away. Handia Khas is about 9.0 km away. Phulpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Parwal (under 2 km), Dewanipur (under 2 km) and Chak Shudarshan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parawa today is likely to be higher.

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