# Paika Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paika

Paika is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 152 households**, the 80th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 573people (2011)
- 152households
- 63.8%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paika

Of every 100 households in Paika in 2011, 53 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paika · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**88%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**18%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Paika?

■ Paika · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**63.7%

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

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**963

Working population ****55.7%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 51.9% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 298 (93%)

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 Nayagram

- Sathatia603 people
- Chun Para594 people
- Ful Daha586 people
- Kanda Ghasha578 people
- Khud Marai572 people
- Rajpahari569 people
- Parashia561 people
- Bara Jharia560 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paika?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paika in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paika?63.8% (Census 2011)