About Paigaha Village

Paigaha is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 594 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Paigaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paigaha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	1,154
Male Population	594
Female Population	560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Paigaha compares

By the 2011 count Paigaha is the 301st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Paigaha

Paigaha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paigaha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paigaha from other places

Paigaha lies about 44 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 5.5 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 Paigaha
Nearest railway station	Bhiti	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	11 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	22 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	44 km

Villages closest to Paigaha

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

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Common questions about Paigaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Paigaha village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 301st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Paigaha village has 594 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paigaha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Paigaha covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paigaha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paigaha is Bhiti, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Paigaha.

Paigaha is about 44 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paigaha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 5.5 km away. Handia is about 11 km away. Gyānpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.