# Paikardanga Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Paikardanga

Paikardanga is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,933 people in 581 households**, the 16th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 2,933people (2011)
- 581households
- 62.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikardanga

Of every 100 households in Paikardanga in 2011, 1 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paikardanga · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**25%

Tap water ****94%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

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 Paikardanga?

■ Paikardanga · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**953

Working population ****44.1%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 59.2% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 376 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (10%) · **■** Marginal 515 (40%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Lakshmankati3,520 people
- Bansjhari Mallikpur3,447 people
- Patilachandra3,425 people
- Dhaltitha3,047 people
- Soladana2,870 people
- Khidirpore2,678 people
- Mukundakati2,599 people
- Chaura2,594 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikardanga?2,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikardanga in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikardanga?62.9% (Census 2011)