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About Paria Village

Paria is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 487 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Paria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 487
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paria compares

By the 2011 count Paria is the 96th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Paria

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

How far is Paria from other places

Paria lies about 55 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 4.6 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 Paria
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 4.6 km
Nearest town Arāria 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 16 km
District headquarters Katihar 55 km

Villages closest to Paria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paria village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 96th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Paria village has 487 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paria has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Paria covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paria falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paria is Kusiargaon, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Paria is about 55 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paria is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kusiargaon is about 4.6 km away. Arāria is about 15 km away. Kadwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhangawan (3.6 km), Bangawan (3.6 km) and Baghua (4.5 km).

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

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