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About Parariya Village

Parariya is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 773 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Parariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 773
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parariya compares

By the 2011 count Parariya is the 43rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Parariya

Parariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parariya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Parariya from other places

Parariya lies about 90 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Budhma Station, about 2.0 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 Parariya
Nearest railway station Budhma Station 2.0 km
Nearest town Madhepura 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 29 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 90 km

Villages closest to Parariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parariya village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Parariya village has 773 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parariya has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Parariya covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parariya falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parariya is Budhma Station, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parariya.

Parariya is about 90 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parariya is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Budhma Station is about 2.0 km away. Madhepura is about 6.0 km away. Shahpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosainpur (3.8 km), Repura (6.1 km) and Sobhanathhi (12 km).

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

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