About Paraia Village

Paraia is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 162 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816120
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	328
Male Population	162
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 80th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

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 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 27 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kalian Chak	22 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	27 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	27 km

Villages closest to Paraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio 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 328. That makes it the 80th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Paraia village has 162 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraia has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Paraia is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraia covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paraia falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paraia is Kalian Chak, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Paraia.

Paraia is about 27 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraia is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 6.9 km away. Kalian Chak is about 22 km away. Sahibganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.