Paraunkha

27°09′39″N 79°18′41″E / 27.16087°N 79.31142°E / 27.16087; 79.31142CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilBhongaonArea • Total10.902 km² (4.209 sq mi)Population • Total8,198 • Density750/km² (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

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

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}

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