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About Paijani Village

Paijani is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,034, made up of 1,009 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paijani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paijani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 556.56 hectares
Population 2,034
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paijani compares

By the 2011 count Paijani is the 32nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 556.56 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Paijani

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

Paijani lies about 85 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 30 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 Paijani
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 14 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 14 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 85 km

Villages closest to Paijani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Paijani

As per the Census of India 2011, Paijani village had a population of 2,034. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Paijani village has 1,009 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paijani has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Paijani is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paijani covers 556.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paijani falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paijani is Nipania, about 30 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paijani.

Paijani is about 85 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paijani is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 14 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 14 km away. Nipania is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasiyara (2.4 km), Amalkunda (2.7 km) and Chichirda (2.9 km).

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

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