About Paikana Village

Paikana is a mid sized village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 569 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.28 hectares hectares.

Paikana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikana village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Kamrup
Tehsil	Kamalpur
Area (hectares)	180.28 hectares
Population	1,120
Male Population	569
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paikana compares

By the 2011 count Paikana is the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 180.28 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Paikana

Paikana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paikana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paikana from other places

Paikana lies about 28 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 9.0 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 Paikana
Nearest railway station	Kaithalkuchi	9.0 km
Nearest town	Nalbāri	12 km
District headquarters	Kamrup	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kamalpur	33 km

Villages closest to Paikana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamalpur 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 Paikana

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikana village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Paikana village has 569 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikana has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Paikana covers 180.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikana falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Paikana is Kaithalkuchi, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paikana.

Paikana is about 28 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikana is in Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district. Kaithalkuchi is about 9.0 km away. Nalbāri is about 12 km away. Kamrup is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.