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About Paraliya Village

Paraliya is a small village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 167 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Paraliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraliya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 167
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paraliya compares

By the 2011 count Paraliya is the 181st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Paraliya

Paraliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraliya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraliya from other places

Paraliya lies about 33 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Paraliya
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 33 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 33 km

Villages closest to Paraliya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Paraliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraliya village had a population of 317. That makes it the 181st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Paraliya village has 167 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraliya has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Paraliya covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraliya falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paraliya is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paraliya.

Paraliya is about 33 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraliya is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindri (18 km), Khanrapathar (21 km) and Panchmahali (21 km).

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

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