# Paikuni Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Paikuni

Paikuni is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,509 people in 332 households**, the 38th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,509people (2011)
- 332households
- 78.0%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikuni

Of every 100 households in Paikuni in 2011, 9 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paikuni · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****16%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Paikuni?

■ Paikuni · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**947

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 201 (40%)

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 Illambazar

- Kayera1,563 people
- Dakshin Sultanpur1,548 people
- Chaumandalpur1,517 people
- Jalalnagar1,510 people
- Rakona1,508 people
- Maheswarpur1,504 people
- Makra1,480 people
- Kurmitha1,477 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikuni?1,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikuni in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikuni?78.0% (Census 2011)