# Parasa Raja Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Parasa Raja

Parasa Raja is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,235 people in 366 households**, the 205th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,235people (2011)
- 366households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasa Raja

Of every 100 households in Parasa Raja in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parasa Raja · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****42%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parasa Raja?

■ Parasa Raja · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**928

Working population ****31.3%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (6%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 247 (35%) · **■** Marginal 313 (45%)

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 Maharajganj

- Pakariar Buzurg2,263 people
- Sisawa Munshi2,261 people
- Narainpur2,243 people
- Baspar2,237 people
- Rudalapur2,235 people
- Banspar2,233 people
- Basantpur Khurd2,220 people
- Ovari2,217 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parasa Raja?2,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasa Raja in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parasa Raja?68.6% (Census 2011)