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About Padamkandi Village

Padamkandi is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,275, made up of 1,158 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padamkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padamkandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 308.39 hectares
Population 2,275
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padamkandi compares

By the 2011 count Padamkandi is the 39th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 308.39 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 954.

Getting to Padamkandi

Padamkandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padamkandi as Available within <5 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 Padamkandi from other places

Padamkandi lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Chowrigacha, about 15 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 Padamkandi
Nearest town Kāndi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Chowrigacha 15 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Padamkandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 Padamkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Padamkandi village had a population of 2,275. That makes it the 39th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Padamkandi village has 1,158 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padamkandi has about 965 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Padamkandi is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padamkandi covers 308.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padamkandi falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Padamkandi is Chowrigacha, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Padamkandi.

Padamkandi is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padamkandi is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about under 2 km away. Khargram is about 9.1 km away. Chowrigacha 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 Dakshin Gopinathpur (8.2 km), Uttar Gopinathpur (8.2 km) and Khargram (9.1 km).

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

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