# Paraura Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Paraura

Paraura is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,849 people in 474 households**, the 42nd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 2,849people (2011)
- 474households
- 62.7%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paraura

Of every 100 households in Paraura in 2011, 25 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paraura · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**52%

Tap water ****75%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paraura?

■ Paraura · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**917

Working population ****30.2%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 51.6% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (14%) · **■** Household industry 111 (13%) · **■** Other work 188 (22%) · **■** Marginal 217 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Meerganj

- Sahora2,934 people
- Tilmas2,932 people
- Mohammadganj Mustakil2,888 people
- Turasapatti2,883 people
- Dharmpura2,796 people
- Shamashpur2,796 people
- Dhaneta2,734 people
- Gularia2,672 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paraura?2,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraura in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraura?62.7% (Census 2011)