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About Paria Village

Paria is one of the larger villages in Pardi tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,596, made up of 3,853 males and 3,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1493.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paria village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Valsad
Tehsil Pardi
Pincode 396145
Area (hectares) 1493.24 hectares
Population 7,596
Male Population 3,853
Female Population 3,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paria compares

By the 2011 count Paria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,105 residents. Its 1493.24 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Paria

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

Paria lies about 28 km from Valsad, and the nearest railway station is Vapi, about 7.4 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 town Daman 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Vapi 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pardi 18 km
District headquarters Valsad 28 km

Villages closest to Paria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pardi 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 7,596. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,105 residents.

Paria village has 3,853 males and 3,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paria has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Paria is 396145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paria covers 1493.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paria falls under Pardi tehsil of Valsad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Paria is Vapi, about 7.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paria.

Paria is about 28 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paria is in Pardi tehsil of Valsad district. Daman is about 4.1 km away. Vapi is about 7.4 km away. Pardi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balitha (8.1 km), Salvav (9.5 km) and Chanod (10 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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