Paikan Population, Caste, Working Data Cachar, Assam - Census 2011

Paikan is a village situated in Katigora circle of Cachar district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 594 families residing in the village Paikan. The total population of Paikan is 2,848 out of which 1,455 are males and 1,393 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paikan is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paikan village is 583 which is 20% of the total population. There are 301 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paikan is 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Paikan village.

Population
2,848
Families
594
Literacy
77.31%
Sex Ratio
957

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paikan is 77.3%. Thus Paikan village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Cachar district. The male literacy rate is 85.44% and the female literacy rate is 68.86% in Paikan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Paikan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Paikan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Paikan village.

Total Male Female
Children 583 301 282
Literacy 77.31% 85.44% 68.86%
Scheduled Caste 3 2 1
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,097 469 628

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Paikan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Paikan village out of total population, 766 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 766 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 696 657 39
Cultivators 53 50 3
Agriculture Labourer 88 88 0
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 554 518 36
Marginal Workers 70 53 17
Non Working 2,082 745 1,337

Nearby Villages to Paikan,

Below are the list of villages near Paikan village in Katigora.

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