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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHANTRA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 255476
- Pincode
- 824209
- Post office
- Paraiya
- Population
- 6,653
- Households
- 1,126
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Sex ratio
- 942 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,247
Census 2011 · in context
How Solara compares
By population, Solara ranks #1 of 85 villages in Paraiya mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
55.2%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Solara
- 55.2%
- Paraiya mandal
- 53.6%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
+10 vs mandal average
- Solara
- 942
- Paraiya mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Solara
- 5.9
- Paraiya mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Solara at a glance
Solara is a village of 6,653 people in 1,126 households (Census 2011) in Paraiya block, Gaya district, Bihar, the largest of 85 villages in Paraiya block. Literacy is 55%, 2 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824209, served by Paraiya post office; the LGD village code is 255476. The sarpanch is SHANTRA DEVI, and the village votes in Matihani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh. The population is estimated at 7,844 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Solara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 4
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Solara
- Total area (ha)
- 1,001
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 381.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Solara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Solara
- LGD code
- 255476
- Pincode
- 824209
- Post office
- Paraiya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,653
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,844
- Households
- 1,126
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 942
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matihani
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHANTRA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Paraiya
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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