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About Paso Village

Paso is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 357 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paso village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Pincode 813104
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 357
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Paso compares

By the 2011 count Paso is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Paso

Paso is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paso 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 Paso from other places

Paso lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 4.9 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 Paso
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 10 km
Nearest town Godda 14 km
District headquarters Banka 17 km

Villages closest to Paso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paso village had a population of 688. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Paso village has 357 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paso has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Paso is 813104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paso covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paso falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paso is Mandar Hill, about 4.9 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 Paso.

Paso is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paso is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 4.9 km away. Barahat is about 10 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dauki (under 2 km), Chandidih (1.9 km) and Saruka (2.1 km).

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

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