# Paikpara Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Paikpara

Paikpara is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 249 households**, the 40th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,104people (2011)
- 249households
- 69.5%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikpara

Of every 100 households in Paikpara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paikpara · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****83%**

**63%

Television ****10%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Paikpara?

■ Paikpara · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**926

Working population ****38.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (7%) · **■** Household industry 35 (8%) · **■** Other work 227 (53%) · **■** Marginal 130 (31%)

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 Katwa - II

- Amdanga1,371 people
- Mejhiari1,290 people
- Makhaltor1,236 people
- Nutangram1,200 people
- Suagachhi1,084 people
- Islampur1,013 people
- Dona981 people
- Benga975 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikpara?1,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikpara in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikpara?69.5% (Census 2011)