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About Paidmala Village

Paidmala is a mid sized village in Narala tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 429 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paidmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paidmala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Narala
Pincode 766110
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 429
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paidmala compares

By the 2011 count Paidmala is the 28th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 544 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paidmala

Paidmala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paidmala as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paidmala from other places

Paidmala lies about 30 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 25 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 Paidmala
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Narala 30 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 30 km
Nearest town Angul 49 km

Villages closest to Paidmala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paidmala village had a population of 838. That makes it the 28th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Paidmala village has 429 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paidmala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paidmala is 766110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paidmala covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paidmala falls under Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Paidmala is Nuagaon, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Paidmala is in Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 25 km away. Narala is about 30 km away. Kalahandi 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 Tulapada (6.8 km), Ponga (13 km) and Tikirapara (20 km).

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

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