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Paikan Population - Cachar, Assam

Paikan is a large village located in Katigora Circle of Cachar district, Assam with total 594 families residing. The Paikan village has population of 2848 of which 1455 are males while 1393 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paikan village population of children with age 0-6 is 583 which makes up 20.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paikan village is 957 which is lower than Assam state average of 958. Child Sex Ratio for the Paikan as per census is 937, lower than Assam average of 962.

Paikan village has higher literacy rate compared to Assam. In 2011, literacy rate of Paikan village was 77.31 % compared to 72.19 % of Assam. In Paikan Male literacy stands at 85.44 % while female literacy rate was 68.86 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Paikan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Paikan village.

Paikan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 594 - -
Population 2,848 1,455 1,393
Child (0-6) 583 301 282
Schedule Caste 3 2 1
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.31 % 85.44 % 68.86 %
Total Workers 766 710 56
Main Worker 696 - -
Marginal Worker 70 53 17

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.11 % of total population in Paikan village. The village Paikan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paikan village out of total population, 766 were engaged in work activities. 90.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.14 % 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.