About Paika Village

Paika is a large village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 1,037 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paika village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Angara
Pincode	835103
Area (hectares)	663 hectares
Population	2,012
Male Population	1,037
Female Population	975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Paika compares

By the 2011 count Paika is the 17th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 663 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Paika

Paika is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paika 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 Paika from other places

Paika lies about 25 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 5.5 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 Paika
Nearest railway station	Gangaghat	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Angara	8.9 km
Nearest town	Būndu	19 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	25 km

Villages closest to Paika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paika village had a population of 2,012. That makes it the 17th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Paika village has 1,037 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paika has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Paika is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paika covers 663 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paika falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paika is Gangaghat, about 5.5 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 Paika.

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

Paika is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Gangaghat is about 5.5 km away. Angara is about 8.9 km away. Būndu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.