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About Paikarapur Village

Paikarapur is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 219 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikarapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721305
Area (hectares) 79.72 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 219
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Paikarapur compares

By the 2011 count Paikarapur is the 134th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 79.72 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 973.

Getting to Paikarapur

Paikarapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paikarapur 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 Nepura, Nischinrapur, Nischitapur and Nuniachatri. 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 Paikarapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikarapur village had a population of 430. That makes it the 134th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Paikarapur village has 219 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikarapur has about 963 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Paikarapur is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikarapur covers 79.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paikarapur falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paikarapur 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 Paikarapur.

Paikarapur is in Midnapore 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 Paikarapur today is likely to be higher.

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