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About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 209 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 109.23 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 209
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 93rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 109.23 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Paikpara

Paikpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paikpara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. 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 Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 1.8 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 Nalhati Junction 1.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Paikpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 403. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Paikpara village has 209 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 109.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paikpara falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paikpara is Nalhati Junction, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance for Paikpara.

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

Paikpara is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 2.3 km away. Mayureswar I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Bhagabatipur (4.8 km), Haripur (5.1 km) and Raghunathpur (5.8 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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