# Paikan Pt-I Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/matia/paikan-pt-i/ Village · Matia, Goalpara # Paikan Pt-I Paikan Pt-I is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,899 people in 796 households**, the 6th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%. - 3,899people (2011) - 796households - 65.0%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Paikan Pt-I PIN code and other codes Paikan Pt-I falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Community development blockKrishnai - Census village code282358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paikan Pt-I from nearby towns? - Matia (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)30 km by road - Goalpara (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Paikan Pt-I? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Paikan Pt-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalgoma - ○Degree college10+ km · Dudhnai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paikan Pt-I known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Paikan Pt-I Of every 100 households in Paikan Pt-I in 2011, 43 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paikan Pt-I · ■ Matia rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **37% Toilet within the home ****87%** **69% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **30% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****13%** **38% Television ****25%** **18% Mobile phone ****44%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Paikan Pt-I? ■ Paikan Pt-I · ■ Matia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **63.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **968 Working population ****31.4%** **34.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 58.0% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (4%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 870 (71%) · **■** Marginal 154 (13%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Matia - Krishnai Guria Pt-I7,663 people - Bamun Panikhowa5,289 people - Buduchar4,845 people - Pachim Matia4,405 people - Nobagata Simlitola3,888 people - Dahikata3,744 people - Rakhyasini Garopara Pt-I3,712 people - Tukura Pt-III3,703 people [All 153 villages in Matia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/matia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paikan Pt-I from Goalpara?30 km by road - What is the population of Paikan Pt-I?3,899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paikan Pt-I in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Paikan Pt-I?65.0% (Census 2011)