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About Parasia Village

Parasia is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 804 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.1 hectares hectares.

Parasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 132.1 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 804
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasia compares

By the 2011 count Parasia is the 285th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 132.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Parasia

Parasia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parasia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parasia from other places

Parasia lies about 11 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 17 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 Parasia
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 10 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 10 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Jhamat 17 km

Villages closest to Parasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasia village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 285th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Parasia village has 804 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasia has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Parasia covers 132.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parasia is Jhamat, about 17 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 village for Parasia.

Parasia is about 11 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 10 km away. Mahārāganj is about 10 km away. Mahrajganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahra Raja (under 2 km), Kewalapur Khurd (1.8 km) and Belwa Kazi (2.0 km).

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

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