# Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Gaya, Bihar 

# Paraiya

Paraiya is a sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **101,969 people**, no towns and 85 villages (77 inhabited). The largest village is Solara (6,653 people).

- 101,969people (2011)
- 85villages
- 0towns
- 65.5%literacy

## Population of Paraiya compared with Gaya

■ Paraiya · ■ Gaya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**960

Working population ****36.5%**

**37.9%

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

## Homes and amenities in Paraiya

Of every 100 households in Paraiya in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paraiya · ■ Gaya district

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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

## Largest villages in Paraiya

- Solara · 6,653 people
- Bagahi · 4,030 people
- Paraiya Khurd · 3,980 people
- Karhata · 3,958 people
- Mangrawan · 3,901 people
- Majhiawan · 3,606 people
- Puna Kalan · 3,370 people
- Azmatganj · 2,966 people
- Itwan · 2,520 people
- Kapasiya · 2,512 people
- Kastha · 2,387 people
- Dakhner · 2,339 people
- Uparahauli · 2,079 people
- Haspura · 2,015 people
- Hardaspur · 1,941 people
- Kasthua · 1,932 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Paraiya?85 (77 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraiya in?Gaya district, Bihar
- What is the population of Paraiya?101,969 (Census 2011)