About Paiga Village

Paiga is a mid sized village in Nasriganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 973 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paiga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paiga village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nasriganj
Pincode	821310
Area (hectares)	181.7 hectares
Population	1,822
Male Population	973
Female Population	849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
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 Paiga compares

By the 2011 count Paiga is the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 181.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Paiga

Paiga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paiga 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 Paiga from other places

Paiga lies about 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 16 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 Paiga
Tehsil headquarters	Nasriganj	7.3 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ghusia Kalan Halt	16 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	70 km

Villages closest to Paiga

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Paiga

As per the Census of India 2011, Paiga village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Paiga village has 973 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paiga has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Paiga is 821310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paiga covers 181.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paiga falls under Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paiga is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 16 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 Paiga.

Paiga is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paiga is in Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Nasriganj is about 7.3 km away. Nāsriganj is about 7.3 km away. Ghusia Kalan Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.