# Paikana Village, Kamalpur, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamalpur, Kamrup 

# Paikana

Paikana is a village in Kamalpur sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 249 households**, the 73rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 1,120people (2011)
- 249households
- 87.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Paikana PIN code and other codes

Paikana falls in Kamalpur sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatGopeswar
- Community development blockKamalpur
- Census village code302513

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paikana from nearby towns?

- Kamalpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)21 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 Paikana?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Paikana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Paikana known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 180 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 Paikana

Of every 100 households in Paikana in 2011, 74 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Paikana · ■ Kamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**70%

Use banking services ****72%**

**66%

Television ****49%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paikana?

■ Paikana · ■ Kamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**938

Working population ****30.9%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 81.1% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (46%) · **■** Marginal 38 (11%)

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 Kamalpur

- Barhazara1,162 people
- Mainasundari1,140 people
- Kusumpur1,137 people
- Lochakona1,132 people
- Kokeria1,118 people
- Madanpur1,098 people
- Autala1,092 people
- Alta1,040 people

[All 116 villages in Kamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/kamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paikana from Amingaon?25 km by road
- What is the population of Paikana?1,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikana in?Kamrup district (Kamalpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Paikana?87.8% (Census 2011)