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About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 174 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 45.9 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 174
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 165th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 45.9 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paikpara

The census records public bus service for Paikpara as Available within <5 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 <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 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 4.0 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 Pinargaria 4.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 33 km

Villages closest to Paikpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 344. That makes it the 165th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Paikpara village has 174 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 45.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikpara falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paikpara is Pinargaria, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paikpara.

Paikpara is about 15 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 4.0 km away. Birbhum is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shashidharpur (4.9 km), Tripuraripur (4.9 km) and Barkenda (5.7 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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