Block / Subdivision → Falta
District → South Twenty Four Parganas
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Paikan village is 334201. Paikan village is located in Falta subdivision of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 9.4km away from sub-district headquarter Falta (tehsildar office) and 32.8km away from district headquarter Alipore. As per 2009 stats, Gopalpur is the gram panchayat of Paikan village.
The total geographical area of village is 101.67 hectares. Paikan has a total population of 2,007 peoples, out of which male population is 1,038 while female population is 969. Literacy rate of paikan village is 70.70% out of which 76.11% males and 64.91% females are literate. There are about 472 houses in paikan village. Pincode of paikan village locality is 743318.
Diamond Harbour is nearest town to paikan for all major economic activities, which is approximately 28km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,007 | 1,038 | 969 |
| Literate Population | 1,419 | 790 | 629 |
| Illiterate Population | 588 | 248 | 340 |
| Paikan - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Gopalpur |
| Block / Subdivision : | Falta |
| District : | South Twenty Four Parganas |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | 743318 |
| Area : | 101.67 hectares |
| Population : | 2,007 |
| Households : | 472 |
| Nearest Town : | Diamond Harbour (28 km) |
| Villages in Gopalpur Gram Panchayat | |
| Asta | Badegahara |
| Barasat | Budhagram |
| Chaka | Doluipur |
| Dona | Jamira |
| Kalagachhia | Krishnapur |
| Krishnapur Madhabpur | Narayan Tala |
| Paikan | Paik Para |
| Paschhim Gopalpur | Rukhia |
| Tripurapur | Uttar Sagaria |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Falta |
| List of Subdivisions in South Twenty Four Parganas |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.