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About Parakhani Village

Parakhani is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 668 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.88 hectares hectares.

Parakhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakhani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 179.88 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 668
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parakhani compares

By the 2011 count Parakhani is the 138th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 179.88 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Parakhani

Parakhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parakhani as Available within 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 Parakhani from other places

Parakhani lies about 42 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Musafir Khana, about 14 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 Parakhani
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Musafir Khana 14 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 30 km
District headquarters Faizabad 42 km

Villages closest to Parakhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakhani village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 138th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Parakhani village has 668 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakhani has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Parakhani covers 179.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parakhani falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parakhani is Musafir Khana, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Parakhani.

Parakhani is about 42 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parakhani is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Milkipur is about 13 km away. Musafir Khana is about 14 km away. Sultānpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baripara (under 2 km), Para Brahamnan (under 2 km) and Paradhamthua (under 2 km).

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

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