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About Paigachhi Village

Paigachhi is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,830, made up of 912 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paigachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paigachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 136.87 hectares
Population 1,830
Male Population 912
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paigachhi compares

By the 2011 count Paigachhi is the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 136.87 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Paigachhi

The census records public bus service for Paigachhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paigachhi from other places

Paigachhi lies about 52 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Gourdaha Halt, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paigachhi
Nearest railway station Gourdaha Halt 13 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 52 km

Villages closest to Paigachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh tehsil.

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 Paigachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paigachhi village had a population of 1,830. That makes it the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Paigachhi village has 912 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paigachhi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Paigachhi is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paigachhi covers 136.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paigachhi falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paigachhi is Gourdaha Halt, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paigachhi.

Paigachhi is about 52 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paigachhi is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Gourdaha Halt is about 13 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 18 km away. Balagarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malancha (2.5 km), Khamargachhi (2.6 km) and Serpur (3.2 km).

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

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