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About Paidapur Village

Paidapur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 508 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paidapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paidapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813207
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 508
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paidapur compares

By the 2011 count Paidapur is the 69th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Paidapur

Paidapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paidapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Paidapur from other places

Paidapur lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 5.3 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 Paidapur
Nearest railway station Tikani 5.3 km
Nearest town Purāini 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 26 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km

Villages closest to Paidapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paidapur village had a population of 969. That makes it the 69th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Paidapur village has 508 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paidapur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Paidapur is 813207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paidapur covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paidapur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paidapur is Tikani, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Paidapur.

Paidapur is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paidapur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 5.3 km away. Purāini is about 8.6 km away. Shambhuganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahmad Alipur (2.0 km), Ghogha (2.7 km) and Chutia Arazi (2.9 km).

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

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