About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 552 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, 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	Rampurhat II
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	129.75 hectares
Population	1,058
Male Population	552
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 129.75 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Paikpara

Paikpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paikpara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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	Rampurhat II	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 Rampurhat II 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 Paikpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikpara village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Paikpara village has 552 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 129.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikpara falls under Rampurhat II 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 2.3 km away. Rampurhat II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.