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About Paraspur Village

Paraspur is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,644, made up of 7,068 males and 6,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.68 hectares hectares.

Paraspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 826.68 hectares
Population 13,644
Male Population 7,068
Female Population 6,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Paraspur compares

By the 2011 count Paraspur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 826.68 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Paraspur

Paraspur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paraspur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraspur from other places

Paraspur lies about 20 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 12 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 Paraspur
Nearest railway station Kasturi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 14 km
District headquarters Gonda 20 km

Villages closest to Paraspur

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 Paraspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraspur village had a population of 13,644. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Paraspur village has 7,068 males and 6,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraspur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Paraspur covers 826.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paraspur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraspur is Kasturi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paraspur.

Paraspur is about 20 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraspur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 12 km away. Colonelganj is about 14 km away. Gonda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagata Pur (under 2 km), Kataka (under 2 km) and Pratappur (under 2 km).

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

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