- The name Parahiya literally means "the burners of the forest" or "hill dweller." The Parahiya tribe live in the Sonbhadra District of the Uttar Pradesh in North India.
- Inhabitants of Jharkhand, the Parhaiya Tribe’s primary language is Hindi as they do not have a language of their own.
- The primary occupation of Parhaiya people is agriculture. Many live on the produce gathered from forests.
- Women especially weave quality clothes and baskets.
