Paikan, Falta
Paikan is a village located in the Falta Subdivision of 24 Paraganas South district of West Bengal. The village falls in Falta block and comes under Gopalpur Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Paikan is 2.2 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 933 females per 1000 males. There are around 226 teenagers in Paikan. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 1.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 517 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 517 households in Paikan, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 637. The pincode of Paikan is 743504 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Falta Sub Post office
- Bhadura Branch Post office
- Gopalpurhat Branch Post office
- Jamira Branch Post office
- Karaiberia Branch Post office
Schools
Paikan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Harindanga High School
- Khandalia High School (High School)
- Belsingha Sikshayatan Up
- Mallickpur Ks High School(High School)
- Mohirampur High School High School
Hospitals
Paikan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Iswaripur Sub-Center
- Jafarpur Sub-Center
- Dholtikari Primary Health Center Sub-Center
- Banganagar I HQ GP Sub-Center
- Belsingha-II G.P. H.Q. Sub-Center
Banks
Paikan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.