# Parahia Village, Raghunathpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raghunathpur, Siwan 

# Parahia

Parahia is a village in Raghunathpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 170 households**, the 50th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 948people (2011)
- 170households
- 67.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Parahia PIN code and other codes

Parahia falls in Raghunathpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKushahara
- Community development blockRaghunathpur
- Census village code232449

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

## How far is Parahia from nearby towns?

- Raghunathpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)20 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 Parahia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Parahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Parahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Parahia

Of every 100 households in Parahia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parahia · ■ Raghunathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**72%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Parahia?

■ Parahia · ■ Raghunathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**942

Working population ****42.8%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 54.1% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 339 (83%)

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 Raghunathpur

- Gonaria1,061 people
- Bangra1,035 people
- Sitalpur979 people
- Dhorhaha949 people
- Lachhuman Dumari916 people
- Navadih900 people
- Nawada891 people
- Amhara854 people

[All 127 villages in Raghunathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/raghunathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parahia from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Parahia?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parahia in?Siwan district (Raghunathpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parahia?67.5% (Census 2011)