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About Pagia Village

Pagia is a large village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,170, made up of 1,112 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.6 hectares hectares.

Pagia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 397.6 hectares
Population 2,170
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pagia compares

By the 2011 count Pagia is the 24th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 397.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Pagia

Pagia 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 Pagia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagia from other places

Pagia lies about 17 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 3.7 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 Pagia
Nearest railway station Khairahi 3.7 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 17 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 18 km

Villages closest to Pagia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagia village had a population of 2,170. That makes it the 24th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Pagia village has 1,112 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagia has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Pagia covers 397.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagia falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pagia is Khairahi, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pagia.

Pagia is about 17 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagia is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 3.7 km away. Sonbhadra is about 17 km away. Robertsganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanwah (under 2 km), Dharura (2.0 km) and Mukasim (2.4 km).

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

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