About Paija Village

Paija is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 70 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Paija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paija village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dima Hasao
Tehsil	Haflong
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	132
Male Population	70
Female Population	62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paija compares

By the 2011 count Paija is the 87th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Paija

Paija is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paija as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paija from other places

Paija lies about 16 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Migrendisa, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paija
Tehsil headquarters	Haflong	14 km
Nearest town	Hāflong	14 km
Nearest railway station	Migrendisa	16 km
District headquarters	Dima Hasao	16 km

Villages closest to Paija

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haflong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Paija

As per the Census of India 2011, Paija village had a population of 132. That makes it the 87th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Paija village has 70 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paija has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Paija covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paija falls under Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Paija is Migrendisa, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paija.

Paija is about 16 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paija is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Haflong is about 14 km away. Hāflong is about 14 km away. Migrendisa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.