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About Paraura Village

Paraura is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,502 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.39 hectares hectares.

Paraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 369.39 hectares
Population 2,849
Male Population 1,502
Female Population 1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paraura compares

By the 2011 count Paraura is the 41st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 369.39 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Paraura

The census records public bus service for Paraura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraura from other places

Paraura lies about 29 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bijauria, about 6.0 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 Paraura
Nearest railway station Bijauria 6.0 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 29 km
District headquarters Bareilly 29 km

Villages closest to Paraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraura village had a population of 2,849. That makes it the 41st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Paraura village has 1,502 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Paraura covers 369.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraura falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraura is Bijauria, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paraura.

Paraura is about 29 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraura is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Bijauria is about 6.0 km away. Nawābganj is about 8.7 km away. Meerganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhimarpatti (6.7 km), Turasapatti (6.7 km) and Paiga Nagri Urf Nagaria Bhagat (8.6 km).

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

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