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About Paikardanga Village

Paikardanga is a large village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,933, made up of 1,482 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743292, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paikardanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikardanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743292
Area (hectares) 204.74 hectares
Population 2,933
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Paikardanga compares

By the 2011 count Paikardanga is the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 204.74 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Paikardanga

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

Paikardanga 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 Paikardanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Paikardanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 Paikardanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikardanga village had a population of 2,933. That makes it the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Paikardanga village has 1,482 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikardanga has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Paikardanga is 743292. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paikardanga covers 204.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paikardanga falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

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

Paikardanga 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.

Paikardanga is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Basirhat I 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 Chak Kamardanga (under 2 km), Akharpur (6.9 km) and Shankarpur (6.9 km).

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

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