Paikmal

Paikmal
Town
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  (2001)
• Total	3,916
Languages
• Official	Odia
• Local	Sambalpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	768039
Vehicle registration	OD17
Website	odisha.gov.in

Paikmal is a town and Notified Area Council(NAC) in Bargarh district of Odisha state in eastern India.

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

As of 2001^[update] 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%.

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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1. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV)
2. Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya(OAV)
3. Mahamaya Public School
4. Sri Sri Nrusingha Nath Ayurved College and Research Institute
5. Vindhya Vasini Degree College
6. Paikmal High School
7. Yamunakandhuni Girls High School
8. Govt. Upper Primary School
9. Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir
10. Sri Aurobindo School
11. 3 no. of Govt Primary School in Paikmal town