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About Painal Village

Painal is one of the larger villages in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,618, made up of 5,098 males and 4,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bihta
Pincode 801111
Area (hectares) 841 hectares
Population 9,618
Male Population 5,098
Female Population 4,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Painal compares

By the 2011 count Painal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 841 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Painal

Painal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Painal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Painal from other places

Painal lies about 21 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sadisopur, about 2.9 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 Painal
Nearest railway station Sadisopur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihta 6.9 km
Nearest town Bihtā 6.9 km
District headquarters Patna 21 km

Villages closest to Painal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Painal village had a population of 9,618. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Painal village has 5,098 males and 4,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painal has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Painal is 801111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painal covers 841 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Painal falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Painal is Sadisopur, about 2.9 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 km distance for Painal.

Painal is about 21 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Painal is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Sadisopur is about 2.9 km away. Bihta is about 6.9 km away. Bihtā is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhauli (under 2 km), Sirichandpur (1.7 km) and Basaurha (2.2 km).

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

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