# Solara Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Solara

Solara is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,653 people in 1,126 households**, the 1st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 6,653people (2011)
- 1,126households
- 67.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Solara PIN code and other codes

Solara falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSolara
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255476

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

## How far is Solara from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)16 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 Solara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Solara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 1,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Solara

Of every 100 households in Solara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Solara · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**52%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Solara?

■ Solara · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**929

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 588 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (11%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 743 (33%) · **■** Marginal 637 (28%)

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 Paraiya

- Bagahi4,030 people
- Paraiya Khurd3,980 people
- Karhata3,958 people
- Mangrawan3,901 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Solara from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Solara?6,653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solara in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Solara?67.7% (Census 2011)