Paikmal

Paikmal ପାଇକମାଲ पाइकमाल
small city
Paikmal Show map of Odisha Paikmal Show map of India Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°55′N 82°49′E / 20.917°N 82.817°E / 20.917; 82.817Coordinates: 20°55′N 82°49′E / 20.917°N 82.817°E / 20.917; 82.817
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Bargarh
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	3,916
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	768039
Vehicle registration	OD
Website	odisha.gov.in

Paikmal is a town in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha.

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). The area around Paikmal is rain-fed and hence is prone to frequent droughts. The Gandhamardhan hills is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) away and forms the borders between Bargarh and Balangir districts. Till date the beautiful locale has not been spoiled by industrialisation, but the per capita income is very low. Nrusinghanath Temple of Gandhamardhan hills is almost famous in all over the Orissa for lord Nrusingha.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] 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 Pradip Purohit of BJP.

^[2] from 2009 till 2013 Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha of Biju Janata Dal had been the MLA. He also won this seat earlier for BJD in 2000 and for JD in 1995 and in 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Satya Narayan Sahu of INC who won this seat in 2004, in 1985 for INC and in 1980 representing INC(I)

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