Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj # Paikpara Paikpara is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,169 people in 612 households, the 28th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 3,169 people (2011) - 612 households - 59.2% literacy - 908 females per 1,000 males ## Paikpara PIN code and other codes Paikpara falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Rashiya - Community development block Thakurganj - Census village code 222490 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paikpara from nearby towns? - Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 35 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paikpara? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Paikpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanakpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paikpara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paikpara Of every 100 households in Paikpara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paikpara · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 13% - Toilet within the home 5% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 46% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 8% 16% - Television 5% 9% - Mobile phone 28% 31% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 22% 34% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paikpara? ■ Paikpara · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.2% 49.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 977 - Working population 31.8% 34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 47.9% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 308 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 350 (35%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 35 (3%) · ■ Marginal 314 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj - Rajagaon 3,556 people - Ruidhasa 3,550 people - Gothra 3,518 people - Khanabari 3,200 people - Bandar Jhula 3,091 people - Hulhuli 2,995 people - Udragori 2,864 people - Dalligaon 2,737 people All 133 villages in Thakurganj ## Quick answers - How far is Paikpara from Kishanganj? 35 km by road - What is the population of Paikpara? 3,169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paikpara in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paikpara? 59.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/paikpara-222490/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.