About Paraspura Village

Paraspura is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 463 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.95 hectares hectares.

Paraspura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraspura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	74.95 hectares
Population	869
Male Population	463
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraspura compares

By the 2011 count Paraspura is the 305th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 74.95 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Paraspura

Paraspura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paraspura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Paraspura from other places

Paraspura 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 Paraspura
Nearest town	Bānsi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chilhia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Basti	53 km

Villages closest to Paraspura

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.

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Common questions about Paraspura

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraspura village had a population of 869. That makes it the 305th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Paraspura village has 463 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraspura has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Paraspura covers 74.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paraspura 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paraspura.

Paraspura 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.

Paraspura 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.