Village · Rajmahal, Sahibganj # Pararia Pararia is a village in Rajmahal sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816116. The 2011 Census counted 2,591 people in 455 households, the 11th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%. - 2,591 people (2011) - 455 households - 62.3% literacy - 816116 PIN code ## Pararia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pararia is 816116. Pararia falls in Rajmahal sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816116 - Gram panchayat Padhria - Community development block Rajmahal - Census village code 359179 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pararia from nearby towns? - Rajmahal (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 36 km by road - Rajmahal (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pararia? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pararia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mundli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sahibganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kolkata - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pararia known for? The main crops are rice. Products made here include tiles. About 45% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pararia Of every 100 households in Pararia in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pararia · ■ Rajmahal rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 18% - Toilet within the home 6% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86% - Tap water 16% 6% - Drinking water within premises 5% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 95% - Use banking services 30% 38% - Television 14% 11% - Mobile phone 26% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 52% 32% - Own their home 96% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pararia? ■ Pararia · ■ Rajmahal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 50.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 708 942 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 944 - Working population 40.5% 45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 39% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 216 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 490 (47%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 110 (10%) · ■ Marginal 232 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajmahal - Kasba 4,425 people - Mukimpur 4,156 people - Godi Maharajpur 3,088 people - Saidpur 2,995 people - Chhota Chitolia 2,552 people - Paranpur 2,532 people - Jamnighat 2,112 people - Lamatia Urf Banwarikol 2,074 people All 146 villages in Rajmahal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pararia? 816116 - How far is Pararia from Sahibganj? 36 km by road - What is the population of Pararia? 2,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pararia in? Sahibganj district (Rajmahal sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pararia? 62.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/rajmahal/pararia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.