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About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is a large village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,419, made up of 1,177 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikpara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 1334 hectares
Population 2,419
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 9th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 1334 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Paikpara

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

Paikpara lies about 12 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 8.3 km
District headquarters Simdega 12 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 34 km

Villages closest to Paikpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikpara village had a population of 2,419. That makes it the 9th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Paikpara village has 1,177 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 1334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paikpara falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paikpara is Biramitrapur, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paikpara.

Paikpara is about 12 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikpara is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 8.3 km away. Simdega is about 12 km away. Biramitrapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latha Khamhar (2.4 km), Baghchata (3.2 km) and Kurpani (3.4 km).

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

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