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About Paraupur Village

Paraupur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 510 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 55.83 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 510
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paraupur compares

By the 2011 count Paraupur is the 256th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 55.83 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Paraupur

The census records public bus service for Paraupur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paraupur from other places

Paraupur lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about under 2 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 Paraupur
Nearest railway station Shudnipur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 5.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 5.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km

Villages closest to Paraupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraupur village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 256th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Paraupur village has 510 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraupur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Paraupur is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraupur covers 55.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paraupur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraupur is Shudnipur, about under 2 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 km distance for Paraupur.

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

Paraupur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about under 2 km away. Mariahu is about 5.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birbalpur (under 2 km), Bhulaipur (under 2 km) and Kerwari (under 2 km).

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

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