Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum
# Paikpara

Paikpara is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 403 people in 111 households, the 93rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 403 people (2011)
- 111 households
- 84.7% literacy
- 928 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikpara

Of every 100 households in Paikpara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paikpara · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 45%
- Toilet within the home 11% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 81%
- Tap water 2% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 92%
- Use banking services 6% 55%
- Television 10% 23%
- Mobile phone 4% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 0%
- None of these assets 55% 32%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paikpara?

■ Paikpara · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 792 975
- Working population 31.3% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 77.1% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (60%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (5%) · ■ Marginal 5 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mayureswar - I
- Paschim Gamini 447 people
- Dewanganj 441 people
- Pandulia 434 people
- Murali 415 people
- Dhobanandapur 385 people
- Mahisakura 385 people
- Sukna 338 people
- Baragan 332 people

All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I

## Other places named Paikpara
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- Paikpara · Village, Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas · 6,397 people
- Paikpara · Village, Haroa, North Twenty Four Parganas · 3,170 people
- Paikpara · Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj · 3,169 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paikpara? 403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikpara in? Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikpara? 84.7% (Census 2011)

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