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About Alka Paras Village

Alka Paras is a small village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 60 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.25 hectares hectares.

Alka Paras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alka Paras village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 18.25 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 60
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Alka Paras compares

By the 2011 count Alka Paras is the 348th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 18.25 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Alka Paras

The census records public bus service for Alka Paras 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 Alka Paras from other places

Alka Paras lies about 9.6 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Paligarh, about 5.9 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 Alka Paras
Nearest town Kopāganj 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Paligarh 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 9.6 km
District headquarters Mau 9.6 km

Villages closest to Alka Paras

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Alka Paras

As per the Census of India 2011, Alka Paras village had a population of 121. That makes it the 348th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Alka Paras village has 60 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alka Paras has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Alka Paras covers 18.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alka Paras falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alka Paras is Paligarh, about 5.9 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 Alka Paras.

Alka Paras is about 9.6 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alka Paras is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Kopāganj is about 5.8 km away. Paligarh is about 5.9 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Para (under 2 km), Kurthi Jafarpur (under 2 km) and Jahaniyapur (under 2 km).

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

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