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About Paigara Village

Paigara is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 326 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paigara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731133
Area (hectares) 125.12 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 326
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paigara compares

By the 2011 count Paigara is the 86th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 125.12 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Paigara

The census records public bus service for Paigara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paigara from other places

Paigara lies about 68 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 2.5 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 Paigara
Nearest railway station Panchra 2.5 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 8.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 68 km

Villages closest to Paigara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paigara village had a population of 607. That makes it the 86th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Paigara village has 326 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paigara has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Paigara is 731133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paigara covers 125.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paigara falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paigara is Panchra, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paigara.

Paigara is about 68 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paigara is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 2.5 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.1 km away. Khoyrasol is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pursunda (under 2 km), Madanpur (1.8 km) and Naopara (2.1 km).

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

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