About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is a large village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,169, made up of 1,661 males and 1,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.64 hectares hectares.

Paikpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikpara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	385.64 hectares
Population	3,169
Male Population	1,661
Female Population	1,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 24th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 385.64 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Paikpara

Paikpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paikpara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Paikpara from other places

Paikpara lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 4.1 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 Paikpara
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	4.1 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	21 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	23 km

Villages closest to Paikpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikpara village had a population of 3,169. That makes it the 24th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Paikpara village has 1,661 males and 1,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Paikpara covers 385.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikpara falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paikpara is Pawakhali, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paikpara.

Paikpara is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikpara is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 4.1 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Thakurganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.