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About Parauta Village

Parauta is a large village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,126, made up of 1,680 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.14 hectares hectares.

Parauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parauta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 379.14 hectares
Population 3,126
Male Population 1,680
Female Population 1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parauta compares

By the 2011 count Parauta is the 23rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 379.14 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Parauta

Parauta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parauta 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parauta from other places

Parauta lies about 37 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Purua Khera, about 12 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 Parauta
Nearest town Sarauli 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 10 km
Nearest railway station Purua Khera 12 km
District headquarters Rampur 37 km

Villages closest to Parauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parauta village had a population of 3,126. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Parauta village has 1,680 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parauta has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Parauta covers 379.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parauta falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parauta is Purua Khera, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parauta.

Parauta is about 37 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parauta is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Sarauli is about 8.1 km away. Shahabad is about 10 km away. Purua Khera is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhorki Jadid (1.6 km), Madhukar (2.8 km) and Uncha Gaon (2.8 km).

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

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