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About Paitano Village

Paitano is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 467 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paitano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paitano village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 1042.95 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 467
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paitano compares

By the 2011 count Paitano is the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1042.95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Paitano

Paitano is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paitano as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Paitano from other places

Paitano lies about 42 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tati, about 2.8 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 Paitano
Nearest railway station Tati 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 11 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 20 km
District headquarters Simdega 42 km

Villages closest to Paitano

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paitano village had a population of 948. That makes it the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Paitano village has 467 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paitano has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Paitano is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paitano covers 1042.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paitano falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paitano is Tati, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paitano.

Paitano is about 42 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paitano is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Tati is about 2.8 km away. Jaldega is about 11 km away. Birmitrapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titlingi (2.7 km), Hutubda (2.9 km) and Tati (4.4 km).

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

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