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About Parahi Village

Parahi is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,115 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.55 hectares hectares.

Parahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 551.55 hectares
Population 2,195
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Parahi compares

By the 2011 count Parahi is the 71st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 551.55 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Parahi

The census records public bus service for Parahi 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 Parahi from other places

Parahi lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, 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 Parahi
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km

Villages closest to Parahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parahi village had a population of 2,195. That makes it the 71st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Parahi village has 1,115 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parahi has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Parahi covers 551.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parahi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parahi is Khairahi, about 5.4 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 Parahi.

Parahi is about 16 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parahi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.4 km away. Robertsganj is about 16 km away. Sonbhadra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Bhgawa (under 2 km) and Garaegarh (under 2 km).

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

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