About Paina Village

Paina is one of the larger villages in Chausa tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,324, made up of 6,422 males and 5,902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Chausa
Pincode	852213
Area (hectares)	602.04 hectares
Population	12,324
Male Population	6,422
Female Population	5,902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paina compares

By the 2011 count Paina is the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,635 residents. Its 602.04 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Paina

Paina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paina as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paina from other places

Paina lies about 47 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Kharik, 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 Paina
Tehsil headquarters	Chausa	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kharik	17 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	20 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	47 km

Villages closest to Paina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paina village had a population of 12,324. That makes it the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,635 residents.

Paina village has 6,422 males and 5,902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paina has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Paina is 852213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paina covers 602.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paina falls under Chausa tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paina is Kharik, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paina.

Paina is about 47 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paina is in Chausa tehsil of Madhepura district. Chausa is about 4.5 km away. Kharik is about 17 km away. Naugachhia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.