About Paikpal Village

Paikpal is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 365 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikpal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Bakavand
Pincode	494001
Area (hectares)	311.47 hectares
Population	788
Male Population	365
Female Population	423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikpal compares

By the 2011 count Paikpal is the 72nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 311.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Paikpal

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

Paikpal lies about 21 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, 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 Paikpal
Nearest railway station	Amagura	11 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bakavand	21 km
District headquarters	Bastar	21 km

Villages closest to Paikpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikpal village had a population of 788. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Paikpal village has 365 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpal has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Paikpal is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpal covers 311.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paikpal falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paikpal is Amagura, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Paikpal.

Paikpal is about 21 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikpal is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 11 km away. Jagdalpur is about 14 km away. Bakavand is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.