Paikmal is a town in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha.Paikmal is located at 20.55N 82.49E. 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.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%.
