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About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 216 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.75 hectares hectares.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 22.75 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 216
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 337th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 22.75 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paranpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Paranpur from other places

Paranpur lies about 12 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 5.5 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 Paranpur
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 5.5 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 12 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranpur village had a population of 410. That makes it the 337th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Paranpur village has 216 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Paranpur covers 22.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paranpur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Phariha, about 5.5 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 for Paranpur.

Paranpur is about 12 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranpur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 2.3 km away. Phariha is about 5.5 km away. Azamgarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Pohi (under 2 km), Bakiya Lachhi Rampur (under 2 km) and Moazzampur (under 2 km).

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

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