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About Paipani Village

Paipani is a mid sized village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 880 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paipani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paipani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghatgaon
Pincode 758029
Area (hectares) 578 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 880
Female Population 861
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 Paipani compares

By the 2011 count Paipani is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1003.

Getting to Paipani

Paipani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paipani 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 Paipani from other places

Paipani lies about 19 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 13 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 Paipani
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 13 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 19 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatgaon 27 km

Villages closest to Paipani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paipani village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Paipani village has 880 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paipani 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Paipani is 758029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paipani covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paipani falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Paipani is Sitabinji, about 13 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 Paipani.

Paipani is about 19 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paipani is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 13 km away. Kendujhar is about 19 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobapitana (2.7 km), Uparadiha (3.5 km) and Mathurapasi (4.3 km).

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

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