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About Paiguwa Village

Paiguwa is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 605 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paiguwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paiguwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 44.28 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 605
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paiguwa compares

By the 2011 count Paiguwa is the 302nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 44.28 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Paiguwa

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

Paiguwa lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 8.8 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 Paiguwa
Tehsil headquarters Handia 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 8.8 km
Nearest town Phulpur 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km

Villages closest to Paiguwa

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.

Common questions about Paiguwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Paiguwa village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 302nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Paiguwa village has 605 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paiguwa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Paiguwa is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paiguwa covers 44.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Paiguwa is Handia Khas, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paiguwa.

Paiguwa is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paiguwa is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 8.3 km away. Handia Khas is about 8.8 km away. Phulpur 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 Naikipur (under 2 km), Ajabaiga (under 2 km) and Rasulpur Siya Dih (under 2 km).

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

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