About Paraia Village

Paraia is one of the larger villages in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,998, made up of 5,190 males and 4,808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 990 hectares hectares.

Paraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	990 hectares
Population	9,998
Male Population	5,190
Female Population	4,808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraia compares

By the 2011 count Paraia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 990 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Paraia

Paraia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paraia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraia from other places

Paraia lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paraia
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	7.7 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km
Nearest town	Arāria	22 km
Nearest railway station	Arariya	29 km

Villages closest to Paraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Paraia

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraia village had a population of 9,998. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Paraia village has 5,190 males and 4,808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Paraia covers 990 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraia falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paraia is Arariya, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paraia.

Paraia is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraia is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 7.7 km away. Araria is about 22 km away. Arāria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.