# Paratawal Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Paratawal

Paratawal is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **12,103 people in 1,940 households**, the 3rd largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 12,103people (2011)
- 1,940households
- 66.3%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paratawal

Of every 100 households in Paratawal in 2011, 29 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paratawal · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**80%

Tap water ****11%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paratawal?

■ Paratawal · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**928

Working population ****47.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 210 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (7%) · **■** Household industry 102 (2%) · **■** Other work 506 (9%) · **■** Marginal 4,539 (79%)

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

- Bagapar14,568 people
- Dhnewa Dhanei13,341 people
- Jungal Dudhai Urf Chehri9,890 people
- Chowk9,821 people
- Paniyara9,256 people
- Medanipur9,110 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paratawal?12,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paratawal in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paratawal?66.3% (Census 2011)