# Paikpara Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Paikpara

Paikpara is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,993 people in 2,282 households**, the 2nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 9,993people (2011)
- 2,282households
- 72.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikpara

Of every 100 households in Paikpara in 2011, 39 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paikpara · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**41%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**959

Working population ****34.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 67.1% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 338 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 985 (29%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 930 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1,141 (33%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Kaytha13,154 people
- Bujunga7,198 people
- Madhura5,996 people
- Bhelian5,901 people
- Mehagram5,731 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikpara?9,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikpara in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikpara?72.9% (Census 2011)