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About Paras Khand Village

Paras Khand is a large village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,284 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.53 hectares hectares.

Paras Khand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paras Khand village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 160.53 hectares
Population 2,469
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Paras Khand compares

By the 2011 count Paras Khand is the 65th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 160.53 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Paras Khand

Paras Khand 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 Paras Khand as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paras Khand from other places

Paras Khand lies about 28 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 5.4 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 Paras Khand
Nearest railway station Lokvidyapith Nagar 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 9.7 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 20 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 28 km

Villages closest to Paras Khand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 Paras Khand

As per the Census of India 2011, Paras Khand village had a population of 2,469. That makes it the 65th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Paras Khand village has 1,284 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paras Khand has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Paras Khand covers 160.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paras Khand falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paras Khand is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Paras Khand.

Paras Khand is about 28 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paras Khand is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Lokvidyapith Nagar is about 5.4 km away. Pharenda is about 9.7 km away. Mahārāganj 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 Parasia Khurd (under 2 km), Parsia Khurd (under 2 km) and Chautarwa (1.8 km).

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

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