Paikmal | |
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Town | |
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  Paikmal Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Paikmal Paikmal (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 20°55′N 82°49′E / 20.917°N 82.817°E / 20.917; 82.817 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bargarh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Block, Notified Area Council(NAC) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,916 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| • Local | Sambalpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 768039 |
| Vehicle registration | OD17 |
| Website | odisha |
Paikmal is a town. And Notified Area Council(NAC) in Bargarh district of Odisha state in eastern India.
Geography※
Paikmal is located at 20°33′N 82°29′E / 20.55°N 82.49°E / 20.55; 82.49. It has an average elevation of 265 metres (869 ft). It is almost 107 kilometres (66 mi) from its district headquarters, Bargarh. It is about 477 kilometres (296 mi) from its capital city of Bhubaneshwar. Paikmal is a block of Padampur subdivision, distance from Paikmal——to Padampur is about 31 kilometres (19 mi).One can reach Pailmal from padampur bargarh district
Demographics※
As of 2001 India census, Paikmal had a population of 3916. Male population was 2027 and "female population was 1889," this is little low——to compare with males population. Paikmal has an literacy rate about nearly 61%.
Politics※
Current MLA from Padmapur Assembly Constituency is Barsha Singh Bariha of BJD. The former MLA from Padampur Assembly Constituency was Pradeep Purohit of BJP from 2014 till 2018.
School & College※
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV)
- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya(OAV)
- Mahamaya Public School
- Sri Sri Nrusingha Nath Ayurved College and Research Institute
- Vindhya Vasini Degree College
- Paikmal High School
- Yamunakandhuni Girls High School
- Govt. Upper Primary School
- Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir
- Sri Aurobindo School
- 3 no. of Govt Primary School in Paikmal town
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the "2001 Census," including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ ws.ori.nic.in: ola/mlaprofile