# Paragpur Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Paragpur

Paragpur is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,336 people in 358 households**, the 74th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,336people (2011)
- 358households
- 67.2%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paragpur

Of every 100 households in Paragpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paragpur · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****68%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paragpur?

■ Paragpur · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**921

Working population ****25.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 340 (58%)

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 Nichlaul

- Kuiyan2,370 people
- Ratanpur2,352 people
- Sohat2,347 people
- Madhwalia2,342 people
- Girahia2,325 people
- Baithpurwa Urf Gauri2,324 people
- Burhadih Kalan2,292 people
- Chiutaha2,286 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paragpur?2,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paragpur in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paragpur?67.2% (Census 2011)