About Painta Village

Painta is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 731 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731220
Area (hectares)	183.97 hectares
Population	1,427
Male Population	731
Female Population	696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Painta compares

By the 2011 count Painta is the 55th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 183.97 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Painta

Painta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Painta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Painta from other places

Painta lies about 7.3 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 3.2 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 Painta
Nearest town	Nalhāti	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nalhati Junction	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	7.3 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	7.3 km

Villages closest to Painta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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.

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Common questions about Painta

As per the Census of India 2011, Painta village had a population of 1,427. That makes it the 55th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Painta village has 731 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painta has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Painta is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painta covers 183.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Painta falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Painta is Nalhati Junction, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Painta.

Painta is about 7.3 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Painta is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 3.1 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 3.2 km away. Nalhati I is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.