About Paitkaldanga Village

Paitkaldanga is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,364, made up of 1,199 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paitkaldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paitkaldanga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Sagardighi
Pincode	742122
Area (hectares)	130.98 hectares
Population	2,364
Male Population	1,199
Female Population	1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paitkaldanga compares

By the 2011 count Paitkaldanga is the 39th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 130.98 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Paitkaldanga

Paitkaldanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paitkaldanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paitkaldanga from other places

Paitkaldanga lies about 50 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Paitkaldanga
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	3.3 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	31 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	50 km

Villages closest to Paitkaldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paitkaldanga village had a population of 2,364. That makes it the 39th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Paitkaldanga village has 1,199 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paitkaldanga has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Paitkaldanga is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paitkaldanga covers 130.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paitkaldanga falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paitkaldanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paitkaldanga.

Paitkaldanga is about 50 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paitkaldanga is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.