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About Pagania Village

Pagania is a mid sized village in Kantabanji tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 342 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagania village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Kantabanji
Pincode 767039
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 342
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagania compares

By the 2011 count Pagania is the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Pagania

Pagania is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pagania 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagania from other places

Pagania lies about 80 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Harishanker Rd, about 3.8 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 Pagania
Nearest railway station Harishanker Rd 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kantabanji 27 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 27 km
District headquarters Balangir 80 km

Villages closest to Pagania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagania village had a population of 677. That makes it the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Pagania village has 342 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagania has about 980 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Pagania is 767039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagania covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagania falls under Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Pagania is Harishanker Rd, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pagania.

Pagania is about 80 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagania is in Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district. Harishanker Rd is about 3.8 km away. Kantabanji is about 27 km away. Kantābānji is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khujenbahal (18 km), Bandhanpali (18 km) and Gambharikhol (24 km).

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

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