# Paikara Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Paikara

Paikara is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 115 households**, the 71st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 543people (2011)
- 115households
- 78.9%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikara

Of every 100 households in Paikara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paikara · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**24%

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

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****47%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paikara?

■ Paikara · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**963

Working population ****39.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.5% for women. 68% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (20%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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 Memari - II

- Kalyanpur624 people
- Farakpur622 people
- Rukashpur575 people
- Bilbari550 people
- Dakhalpur524 people
- Gorapur513 people
- Akalia503 people
- Moshra490 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikara?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikara in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikara?78.9% (Census 2011)