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Paita Population - Saharsa, Bihar

Paita is a large village located in Sonbarsa Block of Saharsa district, Bihar with total 890 families residing. The Paita village has population of 3908 of which 2057 are males while 1851 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paita village population of children with age 0-6 is 681 which makes up 17.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paita village is 900 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Paita as per census is 1064, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Paita village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Paita village was 70.07 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Paita Male literacy stands at 75.85 % while female literacy rate was 63.40 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Paita village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Paita village.

Paita Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 890 - -
Population 3,908 2,057 1,851
Child (0-6) 681 330 351
Schedule Caste 756 403 353
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.07 % 75.85 % 63.40 %
Total Workers 1,695 1,133 562
Main Worker 1,118 - -
Marginal Worker 577 369 208

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.34 % of total population in Paita village. The village Paita currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paita village out of total population, 1695 were engaged in work activities. 65.96 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.04 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1695 workers engaged in Main Work, 255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 452 were Agricultural labourer.