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About Paranchapur Village

Paranchapur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 488 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.66 hectares hectares.

Paranchapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranchapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 141.66 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 488
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Paranchapur compares

By the 2011 count Paranchapur is the 110th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 141.66 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Paranchapur

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

Paranchapur lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ichhapur, about under 2 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 Paranchapur
Nearest railway station Ichhapur under 2 km
Nearest town Shyamnagar 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km

Villages closest to Paranchapur

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 Paranchapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranchapur village had a population of 953. That makes it the 110th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Paranchapur village has 488 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranchapur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Paranchapur covers 141.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paranchapur is Ichhapur, about under 2 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 Paranchapur.

Paranchapur is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranchapur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Ichhapur is about under 2 km away. Shyamnagar is about 3.2 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichhpur (under 2 km), Ramnagar (1.7 km) and Jatarpur (3.2 km).

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

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