Paraura is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 13 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a total population of 1,060 people, in 191 households.[2] It has one primary school and no medical facilities and it does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhaon.[4]

Paraura
Village
Map showing Paraura (#503) in Rahi CD block
Paraura Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.091112°N 81.295982°E / 26.091112; 81.295982[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.748 km2 (0.675 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,060
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Paraura as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 270 people (137 male and 133 female), in 54 households and 54 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 449 acres.[5] 16 residents were literate, 15 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli South and the thana of Jagatpur.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Paraura as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 353 people (180 male and 173 female), in 77 households and 77 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 449 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Paraura as having a population of 552 people, in 103 households, and having an area of 177.26 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Paraura as having a total population of 641 people (326 male and 315 female), in 128 households and 126 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 185 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 127, or 20% of the total; this group was 53% male (67) and 47% female (60).[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 232, or 36% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 22% (117 men and 24 women).[4] 178 people were classified as main workers (172 men and 6 women), while 184 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 182 women); the remaining 279 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 145 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 16 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 8 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 5 in other services.[4]

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