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About Paltadanga Village

Paltadanga is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,714, made up of 1,504 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paltadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 104.26 hectares
Population 2,714
Male Population 1,504
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paltadanga compares

By the 2011 count Paltadanga is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 104.26 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Paltadanga

Paltadanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paltadanga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paltadanga from other places

Paltadanga lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Paltadanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat II 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Paltadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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 Paltadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltadanga village had a population of 2,714. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Paltadanga village has 1,504 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltadanga has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Paltadanga is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paltadanga covers 104.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paltadanga falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paltadanga 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paltadanga.

Paltadanga is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paltadanga is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Barasat II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur (12 km), Dadpur (12 km) and Kayemba (13 km).

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

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