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About Parahit Village

Parahit is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,651, made up of 2,284 males and 2,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.35 hectares hectares.

Parahit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parahit village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 526.35 hectares
Population 4,651
Male Population 2,284
Female Population 2,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parahit compares

By the 2011 count Parahit is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 526.35 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Parahit

Parahit is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parahit as Available within <5 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 Parahit from other places

Parahit lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 19 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 Parahit
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 4.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Parahit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parahit village had a population of 4,651. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Parahit village has 2,284 males and 2,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parahit has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Parahit covers 526.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parahit falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parahit is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Parahit.

Parahit is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parahit is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 4.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 4.7 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Rajgarh (1.6 km) and Tarapur (2.0 km).

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

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