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About Pariak Village

Pariak is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 936 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Pariak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pariak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 936
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pariak compares

By the 2011 count Pariak is the 33rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Pariak

Pariak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pariak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pariak from other places

Pariak lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 9.3 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 Pariak
Nearest railway station Ghogha 9.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 25 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Pariak

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

Common questions about Pariak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pariak village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Pariak village has 936 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pariak has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Pariak covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pariak falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pariak is Ghogha, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pariak.

Pariak is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pariak is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 9.3 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Sonhaula is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshopur (under 2 km), Bathani (1.5 km) and Kewanchak (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pariak today is likely to be higher.

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