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About Paikan Pt I Village

Paikan Pt I is a large village in Matia tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,899, made up of 2,010 males and 1,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.48 hectares hectares.

Paikan Pt I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikan Pt I village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Matia
Area (hectares) 314.48 hectares
Population 3,899
Male Population 2,010
Female Population 1,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paikan Pt I compares

By the 2011 count Paikan Pt I is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents. Its 314.48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Paikan Pt I

Paikan Pt I is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paikan Pt I as Available within village. 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 Paikan Pt I from other places

Paikan Pt I lies about 17 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Krishnai, about 5.6 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 Paikan Pt I
Nearest railway station Krishnai 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Matia 15 km
District headquarters Goalpara 17 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 17 km

Villages closest to Paikan Pt I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Matia 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 Paikan Pt I

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikan Pt I village had a population of 3,899. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents.

Paikan Pt I village has 2,010 males and 1,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikan Pt I has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Paikan Pt I covers 314.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikan Pt I falls under Matia tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Paikan Pt I is Krishnai, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paikan Pt I.

Paikan Pt I is about 17 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikan Pt I is in Matia tehsil of Goalpara district. Krishnai is about 5.6 km away. Matia is about 15 km away. Goalpara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baguan Pt I (under 2 km), Baguan Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Baguan Pt Iii (under 2 km).

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

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