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About Paikan Village

Paikan is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 1,038 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, 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 Falta
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 101.67 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 1,038
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Paikan compares

By the 2011 count Paikan is the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 101.67 hectares work out to about 20 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 Paikan

Paikan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paikan 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Falta 6.9 km
Nearest town Pujali 13 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 15 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 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 Paikan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikan village had a population of 2,007. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Paikan village has 1,038 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikan has about 934 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 Paikan is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikan covers 101.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paikan falls under Falta 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 6.9 km away. Pujali is about 13 km away. Fuleswar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Sagaria (under 2 km), Barasat (under 2 km) and Jamira (under 2 km).

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

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