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About Paiknagari Village

Paiknagari is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 240 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paiknagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paiknagari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 91.05 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 240
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paiknagari compares

By the 2011 count Paiknagari is the 119th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 91.05 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Paiknagari

Paiknagari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paiknagari 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nibra, Nischintapur, Padamgere and Paikan Karanji. 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 Paiknagari

As per the Census of India 2011, Paiknagari village had a population of 479. That makes it the 119th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Paiknagari village has 240 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paiknagari has about 996 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Paiknagari is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paiknagari covers 91.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paiknagari falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paiknagari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Paiknagari.

Paiknagari is in Kharagpur II 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 Paiknagari today is likely to be higher.

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