Paraunkha
Paraunkha | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Paraunkha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°09′39″N 79°18′41″E / 27.16087°N 79.31142°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Bhongaon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.902 km2 (4.209 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,198 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 206301 |
Paraunkha (Parauṅkhā) is a village in Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 8,198, in 1,390 households.
Geography[edit]
Paraunkha is located southeast of the town of Bewar, in a tract of fertile loamy soil at what was historically at the southeastern corner of pargana Bewar. There is a prominent jhil on village lands.[2]: 192
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011, Paraunkha had a population of 8,198, in 1,390 households.[1]: 200 This population was 53.3% male (4,368) and 46.7% female (3,830). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,231 (619 male and 612 female), or 15.0% of the total population. 2,243 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 27.4% of the total.[3]: 148–9
The 1981 census recorded Paraunkha (as "Paraukha") as having a population of 5,623 people, in 902 households.[4]: 188–9
The 1961 census recorded Paraunkha (as "Paronkha") as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 3,891 people (2,130 male and 1,761 female), in 707 households and 536 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,799 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]: xcviii
Infrastructure[edit]
As of 2011, Paraunkha had 3 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap, hand pump, and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 200–5
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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