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Paraya Population - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

Paraya is a medium size village located in Mandro Block of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand with total 113 families residing. The Paraya village has population of 552 of which 291 are males while 261 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paraya village population of children with age 0-6 is 113 which makes up 20.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paraya village is 897 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Paraya as per census is 823, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Paraya village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Paraya village was 21.64 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Paraya Male literacy stands at 29.69 % while female literacy rate was 12.86 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Paraya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Paraya village.

Paraya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 113 - -
Population 552 291 261
Child (0-6) 113 62 51
Schedule Caste 12 6 6
Schedule Tribe 505 262 243
Literacy 21.64 % 29.69 % 12.86 %
Total Workers 331 168 163
Main Worker 38 - -
Marginal Worker 293 145 148

Caste Factor

In Paraya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.49 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.17 % of total population in Paraya village.

Work Profile

In Paraya village out of total population, 331 were engaged in work activities. 11.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 331 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.