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About Paraura Village

Paraura is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 333 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.83 hectares hectares.

Paraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 112.83 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 333
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paraura compares

By the 2011 count Paraura is the 482nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 112.83 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Paraura

Paraura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paraura as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 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 37 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 19 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 town Mehndāwal 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 33 km
District headquarters Basti 37 km

Villages closest to Paraura

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 Paraura

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraura village had a population of 639. That makes it the 482nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Paraura village has 333 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraura has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Paraura covers 112.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paraura is Khalilabad, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paraura.

Paraura is about 37 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraura is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 7.2 km away. Khalilabad is about 19 km away. Harraiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newada (under 2 km), Hanumanpur (under 2 km) and Lachhimanpur Bidhya Singh (under 2 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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