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About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is one of the larger villages in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,138, made up of 6,151 males and 5,987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742000, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742000
Area (hectares) 452.49 hectares
Population 12,138
Male Population 6,151
Female Population 5,987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 452.49 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 5 - 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 46 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 5.7 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 Murarai 5.7 km
Nearest town Jangipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalgola 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 46 km

Villages closest to Paikpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalgola 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 12,138. That makes it the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Paikpara village has 6,151 males and 5,987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 973 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 742000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 452.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paikpara falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paikpara is Murarai, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 46 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikpara is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district. Murarai is about 5.7 km away. Jangipur is about 17 km away. Lalgola is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jumra Nayagram (4.3 km), Rajarampur (4.9 km) and Ramchandrapur (7.7 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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