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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}
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'''Paronkh''' ([[Devanagari]]: परोंख {{IAST|Paroṅkh}}) is a village in [[Mainpuri]] block of [[Mainpuri district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. A minor battle took place here in 1562; it was the first time the Mughal emperor [[Akbar]] personally commanded troops in battle. There are ruins of an old fort in the village. As of 2011, Paronkh has a population of 2,413, in 411 households.

== Geography ==
Paronkh is located on the [[Isan River]],<ref name="Akbarnama"/>{{rp|251}} 10 km<ref name="Census 1981"/>{{rp|147}} southwest of Mainpuri. In the village there is a mound, or ''khera'', with the ruins of an old fort.<ref name="Akbarnama"/>{{rp|251}}

== History ==
Paronkh was the site of the Battle of Paronkh, in early 1562. This was a minor battle fought between a "punitive force" under the Mughal emperor [[Akbar]], consisting of 200 men and 200 elephants, and a group of about 400 local brigands from a group of eight villages in ''[[pargana]]'' [[Sakit]]. The ''[[Akbarnama]]'', written by Akbar's official court historian [[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak]], contains a narrative account of the battle. <ref name="Sharma 2023">{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Parvati |title=A Lamp for the Dark World: Akbar, India's Greatest Mughal |date=2023 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |location=Lanham |isbn=9781538177907 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1W_EAAAQBAJ |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref>{{rp|89-92}}<ref name="Akbarnama">{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |author1-link=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |translator-last1=Beveridge |translator-first1=H. |title=The Akbar Nama of Abu-l-Fazl, Vol. 1 & 2 |date=1902 |publisher=Low Price Publications |location=Delhi |isbn=978-81-7536-427-1 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Akbar_N%C4%81ma_of_Abu_l_Fazl/TdIVAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battle+of+paronkh&pg=RA2-PA250&printsec=frontcover |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref>{{rp|251}} Although it was a minor event, Paronkh is notable for being the first battle that Akbar personally led troops in.<ref name="Sharma 2023"/>{{rp|91}}

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Paronkh had a population of 2,413, in 411 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|107}} This population was 53.4% male (1,289) and 46.6% female (1,124). The 0-6 age group numbered 386 (204 male and 182 female), or 16.0% of the total population. 402 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 16.7% of the total.<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|88-9}}

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Paronkh as having a population of 1,920 people, in 269 households.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri |date=1982 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29484/download/32665/28516_1981_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|146-7}}

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Paronkh as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 1,147 people (622 male and 525 female), in 215 households and 209 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 927 acres.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28772/download/31954/22833_1961_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>{{rp|lxxx}}

== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Paronkh had 1 primary school and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by tap, well, hand pump, and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office and public library, as well as at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' and ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#pucca|pakka]]'' materials.<ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|107-12}}

==References==
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{{Mainpuri district}}

[[Category:Villages in Mainpuri district]]

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