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About Patul Village

Patul is a large village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,083, made up of 2,019 males and 2,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala I
Pincode 712707
Area (hectares) 356.93 hectares
Population 4,083
Male Population 2,019
Female Population 2,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patul compares

By the 2011 count Patul is the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 356.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Patul

Patul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patul 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patul from other places

Patul lies about 29 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bankipur, about 7.3 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 Patul
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Bankipur 7.3 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala I 29 km
District headquarters Hugli 29 km

Villages closest to Patul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala I 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 Patul

As per the Census of India 2011, Patul village had a population of 4,083. That makes it the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Patul village has 2,019 males and 2,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patul has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Patul is 712707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patul covers 356.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patul falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patul is Mirzapur Bankipur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Patul.

Patul is about 29 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patul is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Mirzapur Bankipur is about 7.3 km away. Baidyabāti is about 17 km away. Chanditala I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sehakhala (2.1 km), Bandpur (2.9 km) and Masat (4.1 km).

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

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