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About Pairaha Village

Pairaha is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 514 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.99 hectares hectares.

Pairaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pairaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 65.99 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 514
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pairaha compares

By the 2011 count Pairaha is the 207th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 65.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Pairaha

Pairaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pairaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pairaha from other places

Pairaha lies about 165 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhadri, about 2.9 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 Pairaha
Nearest railway station Bhadri 2.9 km
Nearest town Kunda 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 32 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 165 km

Villages closest to Pairaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 Pairaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pairaha village had a population of 990. That makes it the 207th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Pairaha village has 514 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pairaha has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Pairaha covers 65.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pairaha falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pairaha is Bhadri, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pairaha is about 165 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pairaha is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Bhadri is about 2.9 km away. Kunda is about 9.8 km away. Lalganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahari Bandha (under 2 km), Ahirauli Khizirpur (1.8 km) and Khijirpur (1.8 km).

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

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