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About Parava Village

Parava is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 717 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.24 hectares hectares.

Parava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parava village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 138.24 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 717
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parava compares

By the 2011 count Parava is the 123rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 138.24 hectares work out to about 10 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 1007.

Getting to Parava

Parava is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parava 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parava from other places

Parava lies about 149 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Chilbila Junction, about 15 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 Parava
Nearest railway station Chilbila Junction 15 km
Nearest town Bela 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 29 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 149 km

Villages closest to Parava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parava village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Parava village has 717 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parava has about 997 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 1007.

Parava covers 138.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parava falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parava is Chilbila Junction, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parava.

Parava is about 149 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parava is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Chilbila Junction is about 15 km away. Bela is about 16 km away. Jakhania 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 Para (under 2 km), Paraspur Kathak (under 2 km) and Basantpur (2.1 km).

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

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