About Paikpara Village

Paikpara is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,170, made up of 1,600 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743425
Area (hectares)	118.48 hectares
Population	3,170
Male Population	1,600
Female Population	1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikpara compares

By the 2011 count Paikpara is the 19th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 118.48 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, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Paikpara

Paikpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 47 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Belgachia, about under 2 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	Belgachia	under 2 km
Nearest town	Chakapara	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	30 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	47 km

Villages closest to Paikpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haroa 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 3,170. That makes it the 19th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Paikpara village has 1,600 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikpara has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Paikpara is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikpara covers 118.48 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 Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paikpara is Belgachia, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paikpara.

Paikpara is about 47 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikpara is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Belgachia is about under 2 km away. Chakapara is about 4.4 km away. Haroa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.