Payaka, Puncha
Payaka is a village located in the Puncha Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Puncha block and comes under Chirudihi Gram Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Payaka is 424 out of which 233 are males and rest 191 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 820 females per 1000 males. There are around 48 teenagers in Payaka. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 231 persons can read and write. Total 195 people belonging to scheduled caste and 84 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 77 households in Payaka, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 231. The pincode of Payaka is 723151 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Puncha Sub Post office
- Badra Branch Post office
- Napara Baragram Branch Post office
- Pakbirra Branch Post office
- Tatari Branch Post office
Schools
Payaka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Napara High School (High School)
- Laulara R.C. Academy (High School)
- Bagda Shankaracharya Mission
- Bhagabandh High School.
- Ramnagar High School.
Hospitals
Payaka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.