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About Paikan Ghoshpur Village

Paikan Ghoshpur is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikan Ghoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikan Ghoshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 15.89 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikan Ghoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Paikan Ghoshpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 15.89 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Paikan Ghoshpur

Paikan Ghoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paikan Ghoshpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Padampat, Padima, Padima Shyam Chak and Paharchak. 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 Paikan Ghoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikan Ghoshpur village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Paikan Ghoshpur village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikan Ghoshpur has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Paikan Ghoshpur is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikan Ghoshpur covers 15.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paikan Ghoshpur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paikan Ghoshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Paikan Ghoshpur.

Paikan Ghoshpur is in Keshpur 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 Paikan Ghoshpur today is likely to be higher.

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