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About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,993, made up of 5,125 males and 4,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1251.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, 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 Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 1251.85 hectares
Population 9,993
Male Population 5,125
Female Population 4,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 1251.85 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Paikpara

Paikpara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paikpara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nalhati 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 Nalhati 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 9,993. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Paikpara village has 5,125 males and 4,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 1251.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikpara falls under Nalhati 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 2.3 km away. Nalhati 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 Kadirpur (1.8 km), Diha (3.5 km) and Atgram (3.7 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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