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About Parasa Maheshi Village

Parasa Maheshi is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 408 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.9 hectares hectares.

Parasa Maheshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasa Maheshi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 82.9 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 408
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parasa Maheshi compares

By the 2011 count Parasa Maheshi is the 312th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 82.9 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Parasa Maheshi

The census records public bus service for Parasa Maheshi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasa Maheshi from other places

Parasa Maheshi lies about 20 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 2.7 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 Parasa Maheshi
Nearest railway station Kasturi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 5.6 km
District headquarters Gonda 20 km

Villages closest to Parasa Maheshi

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 Parasa Maheshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasa Maheshi village had a population of 766. That makes it the 312th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Parasa Maheshi village has 408 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasa Maheshi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Parasa Maheshi covers 82.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasa Maheshi falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parasa Maheshi is Kasturi, about 2.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parasa Maheshi.

Parasa Maheshi 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.

Parasa Maheshi is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 2.7 km away. Colonelganj is about 5.6 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 Gursara (under 2 km), Gaddaupur (under 2 km) and Koncha Kasimpur (under 2 km).

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

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