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About Paota Village

Paota is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 861 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paota village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301410
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,634
Male Population 861
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paota compares

By the 2011 count Paota is the 60th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Paota

Paota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paota from other places

Paota lies about 55 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Kolvagram, about 19 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 Paota
Nearest railway station Kolvagram 19 km
Nearest town Baswa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 29 km
District headquarters Alwar 55 km

Villages closest to Paota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paota village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 60th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Paota village has 861 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paota has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Paota is 301410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paota covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paota falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Paota is Kolvagram, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paota.

Paota is about 55 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paota is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Kolvagram is about 19 km away. Baswa is about 23 km away. Rajgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa Doongri (under 2 km), Nangal Karna (1.6 km) and Nangal Chandel (1.7 km).

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

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