# Paikara Village, Pandua, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pandua, Hugli 

# Paikara

Paikara is a village in Pandua sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 177 households**, the 114th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 763people (2011)
- 177households
- 79.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikara

Of every 100 households in Paikara in 2011, 67 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paikara · ■ Pandua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**81%

Use banking services ****98%**

**53%

Television ****53%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

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 Paikara?

■ Paikara · ■ Pandua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**962

Working population ****45.1%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.6% for women. 66% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (24%) · **■** Marginal 162 (47%)

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 Pandua

- Dalua Gachhi815 people
- Mulgram813 people
- Keshabbati791 people
- Dantsar768 people
- Mairari759 people
- Bargram753 people
- Gurjala740 people
- Sargaria731 people

[All 154 villages in Pandua](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pandua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikara?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikara in?Hugli district (Pandua sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikara?79.7% (Census 2011)