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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 942 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, 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 Phulpur
Pincode 223221
Area (hectares) 117.79 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 942
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 116th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 117.79 hectares work out to about 15 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 1050.

Getting to Para

Para is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within village. 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 124 km from Azamgarh. 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
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 8.0 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 124 km

Villages closest to Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 1,787. That makes it the 116th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Para village has 942 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Para is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 117.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Para notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Para.

Para is about 124 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 Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Phulpur is about 8.0 km away. Azamgarh is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharchakia (under 2 km), Chakia (under 2 km) and Chaukia (under 2 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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