Paraunkha

Paraunkha
Paraunkha
Village
	Paraunkha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 27.16087°N 79.31142°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Bhongaon
Area [1]
• 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 (Devanagari: परौन्खा Parauṅkhā) is a village in Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 8,198, in 1,390 households.

Geography

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

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

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

"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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[Census_2011_A-1] "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[Gazetteer_1910-2] 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_2011_B-3] "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_1981-4] Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[Census_1961-5] Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)