About Paiya Village

Paiya is a mid sized village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 330 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1038.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paiya village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Bhuj
Pincode	370030
Area (hectares)	1038.22 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	330
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paiya compares

By the 2011 count Paiya is the 90th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1038.22 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Paiya

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

Paiya lies about 10 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Madhapar Road, about 11 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 Paiya
District headquarters	Kachchh	10 km
Nearest railway station	Madhapar Road	11 km
Nearest town	Madhapar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhuj	13 km

Villages closest to Paiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paiya village had a population of 629. That makes it the 90th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Paiya village has 330 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paiya has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Paiya is 370030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paiya covers 1038.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paiya falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Paiya is Madhapar Road, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paiya.

Paiya is about 10 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paiya is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Kachchh is about 10 km away. Madhapar Road is about 11 km away. Madhapar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.