Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur
# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,650 people in 278 households, the 154th largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.
- 1,650 people (2011)
- 278 households
- 63.6% literacy
- 1,177 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Mariahu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 19%
- Toilet within the home 12% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 86%
- Tap water 24% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 76% 83%
- Television 15% 34%
- Mobile phone 66% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 6% 6%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Mariahu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 69.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1177 1065
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 922
- Working population 49.0% 34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 53.8% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 122 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 115 (14%) · ■ Household industry 19 (2%) · ■ Other work 59 (7%) · ■ Marginal 493 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mariahu
- Kanhpur 1,676 people
- Bharsath 1,657 people
- Unchani Khurd 1,655 people
- Jaisinghpur 1,651 people
- Jagarnathpur 1,638 people
- Jagdishpur 1,634 people
- Palhanpur 1,634 people
- Ganeshpur 1,630 people

All 682 villages in Mariahu

## Other places named Paranpur
- Paranpur · Village, Patepur, Vaishali · 3,371 people
- Paranpur · Village, Garhpura, Begusarai · 2,807 people
- Paranpur · Village, Rajmahal, Sahibganj · 2,532 people
- Paranpur · Village, Udhwa, Sahibganj · 2,173 people
- Paranpur · Village, Belaganj, Gaya · 1,988 people
- Paranpur · Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur · 1,889 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paranpur? 1,650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in? Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur? 63.6% (Census 2011)

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