About Paraia Village

Paraia is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 716 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	1,374
Male Population	716
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Paraia compares

By the 2011 count Paraia is the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Paraia

Paraia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paraia 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 Paraia from other places

Paraia lies about 14 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 9.0 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 Paraia
Nearest railway station	Gumia	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hariharganj	14 km
District headquarters	Palamu	14 km

Villages closest to Paraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraia village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Paraia village has 716 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraia has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Paraia is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraia covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraia falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paraia is Gumia, about 9.0 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 Paraia.

Paraia is about 14 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraia is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 9.0 km away. Hariharganj is about 14 km away. Palamu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.