# Paikin Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/paikin/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Paikin Paikin is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496338**. The 2011 Census counted **1,648 people in 441 households**, the 13th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,648people (2011) - 441households - 76.9%literacy - 496338PIN code ## Paikin PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paikin is 496338.** Paikin falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496338 - Gram panchayatPaikin - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code446010 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paikin from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)120 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)13 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 Paikin? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Paikin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Raigarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Paikin known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 74% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Paikin Of every 100 households in Paikin in 2011, 78 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paikin · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **82% Toilet within the home ****17%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****23%** **63% Television ****30%** **20% Mobile phone ****31%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **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 Paikin? ■ Paikin · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **953 Working population ****29.6%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.2% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (51%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 85 (17%) · **■** Marginal 32 (7%) 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 Saraipali - Chakarda1,909 people - Banigirola1,873 people - Baradoli1,806 people - Kisdi1,684 people - Nunpani1,644 people - Charbhatha1,623 people - Chhindpali1,546 people - Patsendri1,510 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paikin?496338 - How far is Paikin from Mahasamund?120 km by road - What is the population of Paikin?1,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paikin in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paikin?76.9% (Census 2011)