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About Paita Village

Paita is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,070 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 99.62 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,070
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paita compares

By the 2011 count Paita is the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 99.62 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paita

Paita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paita as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paita from other places

Paita lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 13 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 Paita
Nearest town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Paita

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Paita

As per the Census of India 2011, Paita village had a population of 2,113. That makes it the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Paita village has 1,070 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paita has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Paita is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paita covers 99.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paita falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paita is Fuleswar, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paita.

Paita is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paita is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Fuleswar is about 13 km away. Budge Budge II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagpota (under 2 km), Rania Gobindapur (under 2 km) and Kuchigadi (1.7 km).

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

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