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About Paili Village

Paili is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 261 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Paili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 261
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paili compares

By the 2011 count Paili is the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Paili

Paili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paili as Available within 5 - 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 Paili from other places

Paili lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 27 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 Paili
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 4.9 km
Nearest town Bagaha 11 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Paili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paili village had a population of 505. That makes it the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Paili village has 261 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paili has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Paili covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paili falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paili is Bansinala Halt, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paili.

Paili is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paili is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.9 km away. Bagaha is about 11 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaura Bandh (under 2 km), Beri (under 2 km) and Adalpur (under 2 km).

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

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