# Paikar Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Paikar

Paikar is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 182 households**, the 40th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 963people (2011)
- 182households
- 51.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikar

Of every 100 households in Paikar in 2011, 30 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paikar · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**26%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****48%**

**53%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paikar?

■ Paikar · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****664**

**985

Working population ****42.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 50.5% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (15%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 163 (40%) · **■** Marginal 152 (38%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Gadaipur1,172 people
- Kulri1,125 people
- Prasadpur1,100 people
- Siddhikali989 people
- Dakshinpara870 people
- Pasai779 people
- Baidpur776 people
- Katnai762 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikar?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikar in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikar?51.9% (Census 2011)