# Paika Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Paika

Paika is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 114 households**, the 92nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 545people (2011)
- 114households
- 87.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paika

Of every 100 households in Paika in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paika · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****28%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Paika?

■ Paika · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1381**

**978

Working population ****27.5%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 74.6% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 112 (75%)

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 Taldangra

- Bhutamamaheshpur568 people
- Chandkuri561 people
- Karanjabedia559 people
- Raghunathpur557 people
- Hatpara511 people
- Asthasol469 people
- Jashodanandapur462 people
- Asnasol456 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paika?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paika in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paika?87.9% (Census 2011)