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 May 2024, the current population of Paikar is 1.1 thousands out of which 561 are males and rest 490 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 873 females per 1000 males. There are around 183 teenagers in Paikar. It has literacy rate of 42% which means around 442 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 442. 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