# Parasupur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Parasupur

Parasupur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 198 households**, the 204th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 198households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,177females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasupur

Of every 100 households in Parasupur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Parasupur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**85%

Tap water ****42%**

**26%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****46%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Parasupur?

■ Parasupur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**924

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 38% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (11%) · **■** Other work 126 (33%) · **■** Marginal 158 (42%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Karaunda1,319 people
- Golhanamau1,318 people
- Haidarepur1,311 people
- Pakari1,311 people
- Dahewa1,275 people
- Boirai1,274 people
- Sheoriha1,256 people
- Gaharpara1,253 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parasupur?1,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasupur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasupur?75.2% (Census 2011)