About Paikdara Village

Paikdara is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,999, made up of 1,041 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikdara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikdara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	1,999
Male Population	1,041
Female Population	958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikdara compares

By the 2011 count Paikdara is the 33rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Paikdara

Paikdara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paikdara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Paikdara from other places

Paikdara 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 Paikdara
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	25 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km

Villages closest to Paikdara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikdara village had a population of 1,999. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Paikdara village has 1,041 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikdara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Paikdara is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikdara covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikdara falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paikdara 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paikdara.

Paikdara 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.

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