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About Paik Para Village

Paik Para is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 334 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paik Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paik Para village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 40.12 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 334
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paik Para compares

By the 2011 count Paik Para is the 115th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 40.12 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Paik Para

Paik Para is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paik Para 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paik Para from other places

Paik Para lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 16 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 Paik Para
Tehsil headquarters Falta 8.7 km
Nearest town Pujali 14 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Paik Para

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

Common questions about Paik Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Paik Para village had a population of 641. That makes it the 115th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Paik Para village has 334 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paik Para has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Paik Para is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paik Para covers 40.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paik Para falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paik Para is Fuleswar, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paik Para.

Paik Para is about 31 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.

Paik Para is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 8.7 km away. Pujali is about 14 km away. Fuleswar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doluipur (under 2 km), Krishnapur Madhabpur (under 2 km) and Nilambarpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paik Para today is likely to be higher.

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