About Chhota Paithana Village

Chhota Paithana is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,091 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Paithana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Paithana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	803103
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	2,105
Male Population	1,091
Female Population	1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhota Paithana compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Paithana is the 38th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chhota Paithana

Chhota Paithana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhota Paithana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Paithana from other places

Chhota Paithana lies about 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 5.8 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 Chhota Paithana
Nearest railway station	Islampur	5.8 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	6.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	16 km

Villages closest to Chhota Paithana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islampur 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 Chhota Paithana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Paithana village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 38th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Chhota Paithana village has 1,091 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Paithana has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Paithana is 803103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Paithana covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhota Paithana falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Paithana is Islampur, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chhota Paithana.

Chhota Paithana is about 16 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Paithana is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Islampur is about 5.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 6.7 km away. Nalanda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.