# Parasia Dewar Village, Barhaj, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Barhaj, Deoria 

# Parasia Dewar

Parasia Dewar is a village in Barhaj sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,189 people in 804 households**, the 6th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 5,189people (2011)
- 804households
- 56.3%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasia Dewar

Of every 100 households in Parasia Dewar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parasia Dewar · ■ Barhaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****76%**

**79%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**9%

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 Parasia Dewar?

■ Parasia Dewar · ■ Barhaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**933

Working population ****32.0%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 45.6% for women. 40% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 338 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (13%) · **■** Household industry 50 (3%) · **■** Other work 61 (4%) · **■** Marginal 995 (60%)

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 Barhaj

- Paina10,499 people
- Bhagalpur7,264 people
- Goura6,039 people
- Bhaluani5,505 people
- Serwaonbhanauli4,906 people
- Sonari4,708 people
- Mahen Babu4,294 people
- Mail Bazar3,947 people

[All 293 villages in Barhaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parasia Dewar?5,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasia Dewar in?Deoria district (Barhaj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasia Dewar?56.3% (Census 2011)