Paikmal is a town and Notified Area Council (NAC) in
Bargarh district of
Odisha
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state in eastern India.
Geography
Paikmal is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is almost from its district headquarters,
Bargarh. It is about from its capital city of
Bhubaneshwar
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.
Paikmal is a
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of
Padampur subdivision, distance from Paikmal to
Padampur is about . One can reach Pailmal from Padampur Bargarh District.
Demographics
India
census
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, Paikmal had a population of 3,916. Male population was 2,027 and female population was 1,889, this is little low to compare with males population. Paikmal has a 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.
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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
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Cities and towns in Bargarh district