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About Paika Village

Paika is a mid sized village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 288 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Taldangra
Pincode 722152
Area (hectares) 110.24 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 288
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paika compares

By the 2011 count Paika is the 91st largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 110.24 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Paika

Paika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paika as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nachankonda, Nachna, Narattampur and Nityanandapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paika

As per the Census of India 2011, Paika village had a population of 545. That makes it the 91st largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Paika village has 288 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paika has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Paika is 722152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paika covers 110.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paika falls under Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paika notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paika.

Paika is in Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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