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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 594 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276139, 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 Sagri
Pincode 276139
Area (hectares) 48.49 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 594
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 208th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 48.49 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Para

Para is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 21 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 14 km
Nearest town Mubarakpur 19 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Sathiaon 25 km

Villages closest to Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri 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 1,242. That makes it the 208th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Para village has 594 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Para is 276139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 48.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Para is Sathiaon, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Para.

Para is about 21 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 Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 14 km away. Mubarakpur is about 19 km away. Azamgarh 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 Padari Paranpur (under 2 km), Paran Kunda (under 2 km) and Parasmanpur (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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