# Paras Khand Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Paras Khand

Paras Khand is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,469 people in 342 households**, the 65th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,469people (2011)
- 342households
- 73.4%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paras Khand

Of every 100 households in Paras Khand in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paras Khand · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****30%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**85%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khand?

■ Paras Khand · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**941

Working population ****19.3%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 32% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 344 (72%)

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 Pharenda

- Shikar Garh2,617 people
- Mani Kaura2,610 people
- Keshauli2,561 people
- Barahara Kanhai2,548 people
- Darwar Khurd2,461 people
- Bhari Baisi2,418 people
- Karmahwa Buzurg2,410 people
- Parsia Buzurg2,409 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paras Khand?2,469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paras Khand in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paras Khand?73.4% (Census 2011)