Skip to main content

About Paikhanlakshmi Village

Paikhanlakshmi is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 281 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikhanlakshmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikhanlakshmi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721146
Area (hectares) 39.54 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 281
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Paikhanlakshmi compares

By the 2011 count Paikhanlakshmi is the 141st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 39.54 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Paikhanlakshmi

Paikhanlakshmi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paikhanlakshmi 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. The nearest villages by name are Nij Narajol, Nijampur, Nunyagoda and Paikan Durjyodhan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paikhanlakshmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikhanlakshmi village had a population of 528. That makes it the 141st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Paikhanlakshmi village has 281 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikhanlakshmi has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Paikhanlakshmi is 721146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikhanlakshmi covers 39.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikhanlakshmi falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paikhanlakshmi notes the nearest railway station 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 Paikhanlakshmi.

Paikhanlakshmi is in Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paikhanlakshmi today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.