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About Paraspur Village

Paraspur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 290 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.49 hectares hectares.

Paraspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 67.49 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 290
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraspur compares

By the 2011 count Paraspur is the 549th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 67.49 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Paraspur

Paraspur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paraspur as Available within 10+ 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 Paraspur from other places

Paraspur lies about 53 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, about 18 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 Paraspur
Nearest town Bānsi 12 km
Nearest railway station Chilhia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 18 km
District headquarters Basti 53 km

Villages closest to Paraspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraspur village had a population of 573. That makes it the 549th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Paraspur village has 290 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraspur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Paraspur covers 67.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraspur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraspur is Chilhia, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paraspur.

Paraspur is about 53 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraspur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 12 km away. Chilhia is about 18 km away. Harraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraspura (under 2 km), Ama Bhuilapar (under 2 km) and Ama Rabaipur (under 2 km).

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

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