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About Painathi Village

Painathi is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 814 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painathi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 824421
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 814
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Painathi compares

By the 2011 count Painathi is the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Painathi

Painathi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Painathi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Painathi from other places

Painathi lies about 19 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 17 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 Painathi
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Tehta 17 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km

Villages closest to Painathi

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

Common questions about Painathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Painathi village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Painathi village has 814 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painathi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Painathi is 824421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painathi covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Painathi falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Painathi is Tehta, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Painathi.

Painathi is about 19 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Painathi is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 2.1 km away. Tehta is about 17 km away. Makhdumpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Belbhadarpur (under 2 km) and Madarpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Painathi today is likely to be higher.

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