Paikar, Raghunathganj - I

Paikar is a village located in the Raghunathganj - I Subdivision of Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The village falls in Raghunathganj-I block and comes under Mirjapur Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Paikar is 1.1 thousands out of which 563 are males and rest 491 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 872 females per 1000 males. There are around 183 teenagers in Paikar. It has literacy rate of 42% which means around 443 persons can read and write. Total 293 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 199 households in Paikar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 443. The pincode of Paikar is 742227 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gankar Sub Post office
• Adikantanagar Branch Post office
• Dafarpur Branch Post office
• Diar Raninagar Branch Post office
• Pasai Branch Post office

Schools

Paikar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Maldova Pankaj Kr. High School
• Mirzapur Dwijapada High School ( High School)
• Mirzapur Dr. J.N.Smriti Balika Vidlaya
• Sheikdighi High School
• Kantanagar High School

Hospitals

Paikar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Gankar Sub-Center
• Diar Raninagar Sub-Center
• Sitalpara Sub-Center
• Hazipur Sub-Center
• Katnai Sub-Center

Banks

Paikar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Sheikhdighi
• State Bank of India Mirzapur