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About Peripathar Village

Peripathar is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 27 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peripathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peripathar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 69.11 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 27
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peripathar compares

By the 2011 count Peripathar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 69.11 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Peripathar

Peripathar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Peripathar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patamechla, Pathakata, Pathardoba and Patharkhamar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Peripathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Peripathar village had a population of 53. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Peripathar village has 27 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peripathar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Peripathar is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peripathar covers 69.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peripathar falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Peripathar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peripathar.

Peripathar is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Peripathar today is likely to be higher.

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