Paraia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
By population, Paraia ranks #84 of 343 villages in Borio mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paraia is a village of 328 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Borio block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 84th-largest of 343 villages in Borio block. Literacy is 28%, 5 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 5 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 22 km from Kalian Chak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816120, served by Borio post office; the LGD village code is 358227. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Boarijore, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SELAVINA MARANDI. The population is estimated at 387 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraia · this village | 328 | 28% | — |
| Paraia · Hariharganj | 1,374 | 42% | 0 km N |
| Kabdona · Borio | 111 | 31% | 0.7 km SE |
| Dandi Bedo · Borio | 34 | 0% | 0.8 km SW |
| Paraiya · Mohanpur | 0 | — | 0.9 km NE |
| Paraiya · Mandro | 552 | 17% | 0.9 km NE |
| Bhalsumiya · Borio | 649 | 17% | 1 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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