About Paraiya Village

Paraiya is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,504, made up of 786 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Paraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	1,504
Male Population	786
Female Population	718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraiya compares

By the 2011 count Paraiya is the 53rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Paraiya

Paraiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paraiya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraiya from other places

Paraiya lies about 69 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 10 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 Paraiya
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	6.9 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ghusia Kalan Halt	10 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	69 km

Villages closest to Paraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraiya village had a population of 1,504. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Paraiya village has 786 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraiya has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Paraiya covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraiya falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paraiya is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paraiya.

Paraiya is about 69 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraiya is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.9 km away. Nāsriganj is about 9.0 km away. Ghusia Kalan Halt is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.