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About Parariya Village

Parariya is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 91 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 816156
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 91
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parariya compares

By the 2011 count Parariya is the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Parariya

Parariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parariya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Parariya from other places

Parariya lies about 31 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Poreyahat, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 21 km
Nearest railway station Poreyahat 26 km
District headquarters Godda 31 km

Villages closest to Parariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 167. That makes it the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Parariya village has 91 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parariya has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Parariya is 816156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parariya covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parariya falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parariya is Poreyahat, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parariya.

Parariya is about 31 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parariya is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 21 km away. Poreyahat is about 26 km away. Godda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalkundi (under 2 km), Malikundi (under 2 km) and Asripara (1.8 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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