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About Pajen Village

Pajen is a mid sized village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 268 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pajen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pajen village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766013
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 268
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Pajen compares

By the 2011 count Pajen is the 89th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Pajen

Pajen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pajen 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. The nearest villages by name are Naikguda, Nuaguda, Pabli and Paikbahal. 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 Pajen

As per the Census of India 2011, Pajen village had a population of 542. That makes it the 89th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Pajen village has 268 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pajen has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Pajen is 766013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pajen covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pajen falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Pajen notes the nearest railway station 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 Pajen.

Pajen is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Pajen today is likely to be higher.

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