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About Paithan Village

Paithan is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,024 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paithan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paithan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431125
Area (hectares) 564.99 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paithan compares

By the 2011 count Paithan is the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 564.99 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Paithan

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

Paithan lies about 58 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Murud, 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 Paithan
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 13 km
Nearest railway station Murud 30 km
District headquarters Bid 58 km

Villages closest to Paithan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paithan village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Paithan village has 1,024 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paithan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Paithan is 431125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paithan covers 564.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paithan falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Paithan is Murud, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paithan.

Paithan is about 58 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paithan is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 13 km away. Murud is about 30 km away. Bid is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawleshwar (under 2 km), Wakdi (2.2 km) and Pathra (2.3 km).

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

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