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About Paham Village

Paham is a large village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 1,032 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paham village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 2,037
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paham compares

By the 2011 count Paham is the 17th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Paham

Paham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paham 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Noyagaon I, Nunmati, Okkanggre and Old Bhaitbari. 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 Paham

As per the Census of India 2011, Paham village had a population of 2,037. That makes it the 17th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Paham village has 1,032 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paham has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Paham is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paham falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Paham notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paham.

Paham is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills 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 Paham today is likely to be higher.

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