# Paraia Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Paraia

Paraia is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,998 people in 1,988 households**, the 2nd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 9,998people (2011)
- 1,988households
- 42.9%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Paraia PIN code and other codes

Paraia falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParaia
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221992

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paraia from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)55 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)55 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Paraia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Paraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paraia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 990 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Paraia

Of every 100 households in Paraia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paraia · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**14%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paraia?

■ Paraia · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**972

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 34.1% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 566 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,134 (59%) · **■** Household industry 17 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (2%) · **■** Marginal 831 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sikti

- Amgachhi10,242 people
- Khoragachhi9,378 people
- Bhirbhiri7,274 people
- Saidabad7,033 people
- Bardaha6,839 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paraia from Araria?55 km by road
- What is the population of Paraia?9,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraia in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paraia?42.9% (Census 2011)