About Paikan Village

Paikan is a mid sized village in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 746 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar II
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	99.85 hectares
Population	1,452
Male Population	746
Female Population	706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikan compares

By the 2011 count Paikan is the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 99.85 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Paikan

Paikan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paikan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paikan from other places

Paikan lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paikan
Nearest town	Pujali	13 km
Nearest railway station	Fuleswar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar II	33 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	33 km

Villages closest to Paikan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar II tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Paikan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikan village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Paikan village has 746 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Paikan is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikan covers 99.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikan falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paikan is Fuleswar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paikan.

Paikan is about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paikan is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 13 km away. Fuleswar is about 15 km away. Bhangar II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.