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About Pairadanga Village

Pairadanga is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 93 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.86 hectares hectares.

Pairadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pairadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 122.86 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 93
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Pairadanga compares

By the 2011 count Pairadanga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 122.86 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 969.

Getting to Pairadanga

Pairadanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pairadanga 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 Pairadanga from other places

Pairadanga lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Pairadanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Pairadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Pairadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Pairadanga village had a population of 182. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Pairadanga village has 93 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pairadanga 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 969.

Pairadanga covers 122.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pairadanga falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pairadanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Pairadanga.

Pairadanga is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pairadanga is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahishdanga (under 2 km), Nonadanga (under 2 km) and Maura (1.7 km).

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

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