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About Paghira Village

Paghira is a mid sized village in Bari Ramachandrapur tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 539 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paghira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paghira village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Bari Ramachandrapur
Pincode 755003
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 539
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paghira compares

By the 2011 count Paghira is the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Paghira

Paghira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paghira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Paghira from other places

Paghira lies about 30 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Manjuri Road, about 4.7 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 Paghira
Nearest railway station Manjuri Road 4.7 km
Nearest town Bhadrak 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bari Ramachandrapur 30 km
District headquarters Jajapur 30 km

Villages closest to Paghira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bari Ramachandrapur 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 Paghira

As per the Census of India 2011, Paghira village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Paghira village has 539 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paghira has about 978 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Paghira is 755003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paghira covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paghira falls under Bari Ramachandrapur tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Paghira is Manjuri Road, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paghira.

Paghira is about 30 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paghira is in Bari Ramachandrapur tehsil of Jajapur district. Manjuri Road is about 4.7 km away. Bhadrak is about 19 km away. Bari Ramachandrapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramachandra Pur (12 km), Sahupada (15 km) and Kenkarada (15 km).

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

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