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About Paygaon Village

Paygaon is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,251, made up of 1,144 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 993.74 hectares hectares.

Paygaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paygaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 993.74 hectares
Population 2,251
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paygaon compares

By the 2011 count Paygaon is the 35th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 993.74 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Paygaon

Paygaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paygaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pali, Palivali, Palkhane and Parivali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paygaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Paygaon village had a population of 2,251. That makes it the 35th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Paygaon village has 1,144 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paygaon has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Paygaon covers 993.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paygaon falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Paygaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paygaon.

Paygaon is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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