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About Paika Village

Paika is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 287 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 140.41 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 287
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paika compares

By the 2011 count Paika is the 79th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 140.41 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 995.

Getting to Paika

Paika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paika as Available within 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 Nimai Nagar, Norri, Pacha Khali and Pachagerya. 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 Paika

As per the Census of India 2011, Paika village had a population of 573. That makes it the 79th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Paika village has 287 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paika has about 997 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Paika is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paika covers 140.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paika falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paika 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 - 10 km distance for Paika.

Paika is in Nayagram 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 Paika today is likely to be higher.

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