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About Paimas Village

Paimas is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 919 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paimas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paimas village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 131.5 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 919
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paimas compares

By the 2011 count Paimas is the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Paimas

Paimas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paimas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paimas from other places

Paimas lies about 5.6 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 3.0 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 Paimas
Nearest town Soyībug 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 5.6 km
District headquarters Badgam 5.6 km

Villages closest to Paimas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paimas village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Paimas village has 919 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paimas has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Paimas is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paimas covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paimas falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Paimas is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paimas.

Paimas is about 5.6 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paimas is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Soyībug is about 2.3 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 3.0 km away. Budgam is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wara Sangam (under 2 km), Garand Kalan (1.6 km) and Gund Hanjik (1.8 km).

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

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