About Paira Village

Paira is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 451 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.15 hectares hectares.

Paira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paira village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Torpa
Area (hectares)	599.15 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	451
Female Population	483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
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 Paira compares

By the 2011 count Paira is the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 599.15 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Paira

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

Paira lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 17 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 Paira
Tehsil headquarters	Torpa	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	17 km
District headquarters	Khunti	19 km

Villages closest to Paira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paira village had a population of 934. That makes it the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Paira village has 451 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paira has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Paira covers 599.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paira falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paira is Govindpur Road, about 17 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 Paira.

Paira is about 19 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paira is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 6.5 km away. Govindpur Road is about 17 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.