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About Paithana Village

Paithana is one of the larger villages in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,752, made up of 3,075 males and 2,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209734, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paithana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paithana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Pincode 209734
Area (hectares) 672.89 hectares
Population 5,752
Male Population 3,075
Female Population 2,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paithana compares

By the 2011 count Paithana is the 16th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 672.89 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Paithana

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

Paithana lies about 94 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Kamlapur, about 2.2 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 Paithana
Nearest railway station Kamlapur 2.2 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 20 km
District headquarters Kannauj 94 km

Villages closest to Paithana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paithana village had a population of 5,752. That makes it the 16th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Paithana village has 3,075 males and 2,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paithana has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Paithana is 209734. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paithana covers 672.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paithana falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paithana is Kamlapur, about 2.2 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Paithana.

Paithana is about 94 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paithana is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Kamlapur is about 2.2 km away. Sidhaulī is about 12 km away. Tirwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilandpur Kharagpur (1.8 km), Bahosi (2.5 km) and Khurdapur (5.1 km).

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

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