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About Paigapur Village

Paigapur is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,570, made up of 1,387 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paigapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paigapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 353.36 hectares
Population 2,570
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paigapur compares

By the 2011 count Paigapur is the 74th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 353.36 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Paigapur

Paigapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paigapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paigapur from other places

Paigapur lies about 16 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, about 10 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 Paigapur
Nearest railway station Gainjahwa 10 km
Nearest town Utraula 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 16 km

Villages closest to Paigapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paigapur village had a population of 2,570. That makes it the 74th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Paigapur village has 1,387 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paigapur has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Paigapur is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paigapur covers 353.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paigapur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paigapur is Gainjahwa, about 10 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 village for Paigapur.

Paigapur is about 16 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paigapur is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Gainjahwa is about 10 km away. Utraula is about 13 km away. Balrampur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Materia (under 2 km), Ronwari (under 2 km) and Lilwa (1.8 km).

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

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