# Parasin Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Parasin

Parasin is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,159 people in 309 households**, the 98th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,159people (2011)
- 309households
- 73.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasin

Of every 100 households in Parasin in 2011, 48 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parasin · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Parasin?

■ Parasin · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**920

Working population ****36.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 61.0% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (11%) · **■** Marginal 549 (70%)

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 Shahganj

- Jarron2,241 people
- Latifpur2,220 people
- Banhara2,205 people
- Amawan Kalan2,184 people
- Rafipur2,156 people
- Marawa Mohiuddinpur2,150 people
- Pura Ashalat Khan2,106 people
- Nadauli2,087 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parasin?2,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasin in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasin?73.9% (Census 2011)