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About Paga Village

Paga is a large village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,408, made up of 1,823 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.1 hectares hectares.

Paga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Gaighat
Area (hectares) 244.1 hectares
Population 3,408
Male Population 1,823
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paga compares

By the 2011 count Paga is the 23rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 244.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Paga

Paga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahwara, Majithi Urf Basatpur Majithi, Makrandpur Urf Makrampur and Manipur Dahila. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paga

As per the Census of India 2011, Paga village had a population of 3,408. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Paga village has 1,823 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paga has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Paga covers 244.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paga falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Paga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paga.

Paga is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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