# Paikdara Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Paikdara

Paikdara is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,999 people in 400 households**, the 33rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 1,999people (2011)
- 400households
- 62.7%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Paikdara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paikdara is 854331.** Paikdara falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatSiktia
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221935

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

## How far is Paikdara from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)46 km by road
- Farbesganj (nearest town)20 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 Paikdara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Paikdara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbesganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Paikdara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paikdara

Of every 100 households in Paikdara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paikdara · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**25%

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 Paikdara?

■ Paikdara · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**952

Working population ****36.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (20%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 503 (69%)

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 Kursakatta

- Bakhri Milik2,188 people
- Itahi2,185 people
- Chikni2,103 people
- Gausnagar2,040 people
- Mohiuddinpur1,930 people
- Bhorha1,854 people
- Batraha1,776 people
- Soksanand Bhag Khutpur1,696 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paikdara?854331
- How far is Paikdara from Araria?46 km by road
- What is the population of Paikdara?1,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikdara in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paikdara?62.7% (Census 2011)