# Paras Village, Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Paras

Paras is a village in Ghatampur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **9,774 people in 1,871 households**, the 2nd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 9,774people (2011)
- 1,871households
- 75.6%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paras

Of every 100 households in Paras in 2011, 6 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paras · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**78%

Tap water ****34%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paras?

■ Paras · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**887

Working population ****44.2%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 67.8% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,602 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,191 (28%) · **■** Household industry 85 (2%) · **■** Other work 689 (16%) · **■** Marginal 749 (17%)

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 Ghatampur

- Patara14,303 people
- Koriyan8,749 people
- Padri Lalpur7,795 people
- Barnao6,362 people
- Girsi6,297 people

[All 319 villages in Ghatampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/ghatampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paras?9,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paras in?Kanpur Nagar district (Ghatampur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paras?75.6% (Census 2011)