# Paraspura Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Paraspura

Paraspura is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 139 households**, the 327th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 869people (2011)
- 139households
- 73.1%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paraspura

Of every 100 households in Paraspura in 2011, 46 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paraspura · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paraspura?

■ Paraspura · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**928

Working population ****26.8%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (17%) · **■** Marginal 66 (28%)

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 Harraiya

- Kuchrupur873 people
- Babarpara869 people
- Badokhar869 people
- Majhiyar869 people
- Rajauli869 people
- Dhevrahiya Raut868 people
- Raghawapur868 people
- Bheeta867 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paraspura?869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraspura in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraspura?73.1% (Census 2011)