Parsadepur

Parshadepur originated as an agglomeration of four villages: Ahora Rampur, Sunsari, Sunga, and Phagupur.^[2] According to legend, it was founded by a Bhar named Pars, but this is likely spurious.^[2] Around 1783, it was granted as a jagir to Bahu Begum, under whom it became the seat of a pargana.^[2] Under the Nawabs of Awadh, Parshadepur was the site of a British military station, which was abandoned during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and later destroyed by the Kanhpurias of Nain.^[2]

At the turn of the 20th century, Parshadepur was described as having "a large number of weavers", as well as a post office, an upper primary school, and two bazars: one in Sunsari called Sheoganj and one in Sunga called Qazi-ka-Bazar.^[2] The four constituent villages of Parshadepur were held by different zamindars: Ahora Rampur by Gautam Rajputs and Brahmans, Sunsari and part of Phagupur by the Gautams, and Sunga and the rest of Phagupur to Sayyids and Pathans.^[2] The population as of 1901 was 3,260 people, including 1,685 Muslims.^[2]

As of the 2001 Census of India,^[5] Parsadepur had a population of 9,614. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Parsadepur has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 56%, and female literacy is 37%. In Parsadepur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

According to the 2011 census, Parsadepur has a population of 11,853 people, in 1,738 households.^[1] The town's sex ratio is 965 females to every 1000 males; 6,033 of Parsadepur's residents are male (50.9%) and 5,820 are female (49.1%).^[1] The 0–6 age group makes up about 15.1% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group is 938, which is higher than the district urban average for this group.^[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 18.98% of the town's population, while members of Scheduled Tribes make up 0.45%.^[1] Parsadepur's literacy rate was 65.8% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (73.59%) than among women and girls (57.77%).^[1] The scheduled castes literacy rate is 48.33% (58.52% among men and boys, and 37.51% among women and girls), which is the lowest value for towns in Raebareli district.^[1]

In terms of employment, 21.31% of Parsadepur residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.^[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 9.90%, and the remaining 68.79% were non-workers.^[1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 47.90% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 13.90% of women.^[1]

40.07% of Parsadepur residents live in slum conditions as of 2011.^[1] There are 4 slum areas in Parsadepur: Ram Sagar, Pure Qazi West, Qaziyana, and Pure Qazi East (the largest).^[1] These range in size from about 168 to 195 households and have between 16 and 46 tap water access points.^[1] The number of toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 1 in Qaziyana to 3 in Pure Qazi East.^[1] All 6 areas are serviced by open sewers, as is the rest of the city.^[1]