# Paikpara Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paikpara

Paikpara is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **692 people in 128 households**, the 177th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 692people (2011)
- 128households
- 73.5%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikpara

Of every 100 households in Paikpara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paikpara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**939

Working population ****55.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 59.1% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 250 (65%)

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 Raiganj

- Ekamba717 people
- Dulahpur705 people
- Balihara694 people
- Mahisbathan692 people
- Bhagatgaon676 people
- Mahua660 people
- Jaynagar649 people
- Deokhanda645 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikpara?692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikpara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikpara?73.5% (Census 2011)