About Patul Village

Patul is one of the larger villages in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,472, made up of 2,796 males and 2,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, 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	Khanakul I
Pincode	712406
Area (hectares)	424.43 hectares
Population	5,472
Male Population	2,796
Female Population	2,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patul compares

By the 2011 count Patul is the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 424.43 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Patul

Patul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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	Khanakul 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 Khanakul 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.

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Common questions about Patul

As per the Census of India 2011, Patul village had a population of 5,472. That makes it the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Patul village has 2,796 males and 2,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patul has about 957 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Patul is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patul covers 424.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patul falls under Khanakul 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Mirzapur Bankipur is about 7.3 km away. Baidyabāti is about 17 km away. Khanakul I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.