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About Paik Para Village

Paik Para is one of the larger villages in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,676, made up of 6,072 males and 5,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paik Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paik Para village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Bhargama
Pincode 854334
Area (hectares) 922.8 hectares
Population 11,676
Male Population 6,072
Female Population 5,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paik Para compares

By the 2011 count Paik Para is the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 922.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Paik Para

Paik Para is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paik Para 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 Paik Para from other places

Paik Para lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 11 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 Paik Para
Nearest town Shahbazpur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhargama 25 km
District headquarters Araria 25 km

Villages closest to Paik Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhargama 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 Paik Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Paik Para village had a population of 11,676. That makes it the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Paik Para village has 6,072 males and 5,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paik Para has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Paik Para is 854334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paik Para covers 922.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paik Para falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paik Para is Forbesganj Junction, about 11 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 Paik Para.

Paik Para is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paik Para is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 7.9 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 11 km away. Bhargama is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia Hanumanganj (13 km), Sirsia Kalan (13 km) and Khajuri Milik (15 km).

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

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