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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 828 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276301
Area (hectares) 283.38 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 828
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 97th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 283.38 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Para

Para is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Para 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Para from other places

Para lies about 142 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bishnathganj, about 14 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 Para
Nearest railway station Bishnathganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 17 km
Nearest town Lālganj 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 142 km

Villages closest to Para

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 Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 97th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Para village has 828 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Para is 276301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 283.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Para is Bishnathganj, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Para.

Para is about 142 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Bishnathganj is about 14 km away. Lalganj is about 17 km away. Lālganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosai Pur (1.9 km), Mahmoodpur (2.0 km) and Rudrapur (2.8 km).

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

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