# Paira Village, Torpa, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Torpa, Khunti 

# Paira

Paira is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 159 households**, the 31st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 934people (2011)
- 159households
- 54.2%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Paira PIN code and other codes

Paira falls in Torpa sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDiyankel
- Community development blockTorpa
- Census village code374909

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paira from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)28 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Paira?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Paira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Torpa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paira known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Paira

Of every 100 households in Paira in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paira · ■ Torpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**33%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paira?

■ Paira · ■ Torpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1271**

**990

Working population ****42.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 46.7% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 364 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Torpa

- Amma1,161 people
- Barkuli1,090 people
- Kasmar1,066 people
- Pakna1,007 people
- Gutuhatu921 people
- Gopla902 people
- Nichitpur838 people
- Jhatnitola820 people

[All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paira from Khunti?28 km by road
- What is the population of Paira?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paira in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paira?54.2% (Census 2011)