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| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District(s) | Valsad |
| Nearest city | Vapi |
| Parliamentary constituency | Valsad |
| Population | about 8,869 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Paria ("પરિયા" in Gujarati) is a village situated near Vapi in Valsad District, Gujarat. India. The town of Udwada, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) away from Paria, has a railway station which connects Paria to Mumbai and western Gujarat. Its population of is approximately 8869 .
Paria is under the Jyoti-Gram project of the Gujarat government.
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Most Paria residents follow Hinduism, The population is around 9000 And Dhodia Patel is 97% of total population. Brahmins is 0.001%, carpenters,0.0001% ( Called Chhodiya), Halpati ( Called Dubala ) 1%, Koli Patel is 0.5% ( Called Khot ), Muslim only 1 house, jains 0.001% and marvadi 0.1% Anvil Brahmin [Desai]is 0.5% (Called Bhathala )
Most residents of Paria are Hindus. Many residents work in Vapi, Daman,Silvasa, in Govt. as well as non Govt. Service in GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corp.). There are four famous temples in the village 1.Lord Shiva Temple, 2.Khodiarmaa Temple 3.Bhramdev Bapa Temple and 4.Ram Mandir.
The village is divided into various sectors (called vaads or fadiyas), one for each community. Eg.: Desai Vaad, Suthar Vaad , Mahyavanshi Fadiya etc.
The village has a market of considerable size and includes a few medical shops, general stores etc. There are also 3-4 doctors’ clinics. A few houses have computers with broadband connection, while many houses have TV sets.
Most of the houses in Paria are Pucca houses, with rice and sugarcane the major crops cultivated. The villagers possess cattle such as cow, buffalo, and bullocks.
Gujarat include the Kite Festival, Modhera Dance Festival, Rann Festival, Bhavanath Fair, Diwali, Holi, Chitra Vichitra Fair, Dang Durbar, Janmashthami, Bhadra Purnima, Tarnetar Fair, Navratri festival, Shamlaji Fair, Vautha Nomelo fair, Somnath Fair, etc. The people perform various art forms as part of celebrating the festivals. The popular dance forms performed by the villagers include Ras dance, Dandia or stick dance, garba dance (Lasya Nritya), etc. The people also perform a folk drama named 'bhavai' during the festivals.