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About Paikchak Village

Paikchak is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 281 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 122.39 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 281
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paikchak compares

By the 2011 count Paikchak is the 110th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 122.39 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paikchak

Paikchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paikchak as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naranga Dighi, Naratha, Naya and Nungodar. 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 Paikchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikchak village had a population of 540. That makes it the 110th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Paikchak village has 281 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikchak has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paikchak is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikchak covers 122.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paikchak falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paikchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paikchak.

Paikchak is in Pingla 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 Paikchak today is likely to be higher.

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