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About Paikandirua Village

Paikandirua is a mid sized village in Barkhetri tehsil, in the district of Nalbari, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 470 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.05 hectares hectares.

Paikandirua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikandirua village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nalbari
Tehsil Barkhetri
Area (hectares) 229.05 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 470
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikandirua compares

By the 2011 count Paikandirua is the 68th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents. Its 229.05 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Paikandirua

Paikandirua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paikandirua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paikandirua from other places

Paikandirua lies about 14 km from Nalbari, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 10 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 Paikandirua
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkhetri 14 km
District headquarters Nalbari 14 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 14 km

Villages closest to Paikandirua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikandirua village had a population of 868. That makes it the 68th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents.

Paikandirua village has 470 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikandirua has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Paikandirua covers 229.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paikandirua falls under Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Paikandirua is Kaithalkuchi, about 10 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 village for Paikandirua.

Paikandirua is about 14 km from Nalbari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikandirua is in Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district. Kaithalkuchi is about 10 km away. Barkhetri is about 14 km away. Nalbari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dirua (under 2 km), Paikan Bonmaza (1.7 km) and Naptipara (3.4 km).

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

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