# Paiksa Village, Karimpur - I, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Karimpur - I, Nadia 

# Paiksa

Paiksa is a village in Karimpur - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,488 people in 696 households**, the 22nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,488people (2011)
- 696households
- 69.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paiksa

Of every 100 households in Paiksa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paiksa · ■ Karimpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**64%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**25%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Paiksa?

■ Paiksa · ■ Karimpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**943

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 65.9% for women. 62% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 181 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (66%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (10%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Karimpur - I

- Uttar Tajpur3,035 people
- Gopalpur2,998 people
- Gopalpara2,891 people
- Jot Darpanarayan2,825 people
- Kuchaidanga2,449 people
- Madhaya Gopalpur2,377 people
- Takipur2,334 people
- Uttar Krishnapur2,317 people

[All 72 villages in Karimpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/karimpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paiksa?2,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiksa in?Nadia district (Karimpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paiksa?69.1% (Census 2011)