# Paikpara Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Paikpara

Paikpara is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,136 people in 264 households**, the 38th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,136people (2011)
- 264households
- 74.2%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikpara

Of every 100 households in Paikpara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paikpara · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**75%

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

**24%

Tap water ****12%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paikpara?

■ Paikpara · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**966

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 66.9% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 104 (24%) · **■** Marginal 112 (26%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Momar Pur1,859 people
- Pratappur1,798 people
- Khal Boalia1,700 people
- Goari1,522 people
- Bijoypur1,093 people
- Kadaghata1,081 people
- Mukundapur1,043 people
- Mathurapur988 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikpara?1,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikpara in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikpara?74.2% (Census 2011)