# Paikaulia Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Paikaulia

Paikaulia is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,550 people in 607 households**, the 20th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 3,550people (2011)
- 607households
- 37.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Paikaulia PIN code and other codes

Paikaulia falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakwaliya Maryadpur
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216110

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

## How far is Paikaulia from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bagha (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 Paikaulia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Paikaulia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Medraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Paikaulia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 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 Paikaulia

Of every 100 households in Paikaulia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paikaulia · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Paikaulia?

■ Paikaulia · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**969

Working population ****51.7%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.3% for men and 25.0% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,438 (78%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (3%) · **■** Marginal 248 (14%)

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 Sidhaw

- Narwal3,807 people
- Balgangwa3,800 people
- Nawatanwa3,662 people
- Dholbajwa3,573 people
- Leduaphas Phaso3,492 people
- Mohna3,415 people
- Soharia3,301 people
- Chiutaha3,244 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paikaulia from Bettiah?100 km by road
- What is the population of Paikaulia?3,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikaulia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paikaulia?37.5% (Census 2011)