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About Maha Para Village

Maha Para is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,165, made up of 1,093 males and 1,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.76 hectares hectares.

Maha Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maha Para village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 133.76 hectares
Population 2,165
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 1,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maha Para compares

By the 2011 count Maha Para is the 146th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 133.76 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Maha Para

Maha Para is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maha Para 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maha Para from other places

Maha Para lies about 14 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Bangain, about 3.5 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 Maha Para
Nearest railway station Bangain 3.5 km
District headquarters Gonda 14 km
Nearest town Gondā City 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 21 km

Villages closest to Maha Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 Maha Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Maha Para village had a population of 2,165. That makes it the 146th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Maha Para village has 1,093 males and 1,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maha Para has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Maha Para covers 133.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maha Para falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maha Para is Bangain, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Maha Para.

Maha Para is about 14 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maha Para is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Bangain is about 3.5 km away. Gonda is about 14 km away. Gondā City is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukur Devarawa (under 2 km), Bhoj Jot (under 2 km) and Paberawa (under 2 km).

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

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