Parichha is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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in
Jhansi district
Jhansi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Jhansi is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to t ...
in the
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state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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It is located on
Jhansi
Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative ...
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Kanpur
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highway on the bank of
Betwa
The Betwa (Hindi: बेतवा, Sanskrit: वेत्रवती) is a river in Central and Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. It rises in the Vindhya Range (Raisen) just north of Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh and flows northe ...
River.
Geography
Parichha is located at .
It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet).
The Parichha Census Town has population of 7,047 of which 3,873 are males while 3,174 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Parichha is famous for great and powerful person ARYAN SINGH JADOUN . he is also known as tarzan as well as jhunde and his family calls him gitte dau
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 699 which is 9.92% of total population of Parichha (CT). In Parichha Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 820 against state average of 912. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Parichha is around 774 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Parichha city is 88.47% higher than state average of 67.68%. In Parichha, Male literacy is around 94.28% while female literacy rate is 81.42%.
Places of interest
Parichha Dam
Parichha Dam, built on the Betwa River near Parichha town, which is about 25 km from Jhansi on the Jhansi-Kanpur National Highway No. 25. Its reservoir is used by the Parichha Thermal Power Station for electricity generation. The reservoi ...
is located on Betwa river, approximately 25 km from the city. It has a reservoir whose placid waters reach up to Notghat Bridge, located 34 km from Jhansi. The dam is a major destination for water sports, especially for those who love boating.
Parichha Thermal Power Plant
Parichha Power houses a 1140 MW coal based power station.
Workers of Parichha Thermal Power Plant stay in Parichha Colony.
References
Cities and towns in Jhansi district
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