# Paraspur Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Paraspur

Paraspur is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **13,644 people in 1,998 households**, the 2nd largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 13,644people (2011)
- 1,998households
- 70.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paraspur

Of every 100 households in Paraspur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paraspur · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**93%

Tap water ****20%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**74%

Television ****33%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Paraspur?

■ Paraspur · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**922

Working population ****26.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 61.8% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 864 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,002 (28%) · **■** Household industry 142 (4%) · **■** Other work 693 (19%) · **■** Marginal 882 (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 Colonelganj

- Pasaka16,069 people
- Deharas11,118 people
- Bahuvan Madar Majha10,877 people
- Khargupur10,482 people
- Bangawan8,390 people

[All 387 villages in Colonelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gonda/colonelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paraspur?13,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraspur in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraspur?70.2% (Census 2011)