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About Paintpur Village

Paintpur is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 535 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paintpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paintpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 535
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paintpur compares

By the 2011 count Paintpur is the 57th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Paintpur

Paintpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paintpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paintpur from other places

Paintpur lies about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Paintpur
Nearest town Naya Gaon 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 9.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Paintpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paintpur village had a population of 969. That makes it the 57th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Paintpur village has 535 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paintpur has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Paintpur is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paintpur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paintpur falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Paintpur 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 village for Paintpur.

Paintpur is about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paintpur is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naya Gaon is about 7.0 km away. Kharar is about 9.4 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratwara (under 2 km), Chahar Majra (under 2 km) and Salamatpur (under 2 km).

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

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