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About Petangi Village

Petangi is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 551 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petangi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 73.6 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 551
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petangi compares

By the 2011 count Petangi is the 123rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 73.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Petangi

Petangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Petangi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Panchbaria, Paschim Ramchandrapur, Pashchim Huda and Pathantala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Petangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Petangi village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Petangi village has 551 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petangi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Petangi is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petangi covers 73.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Petangi falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Petangi notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Petangi.

Petangi is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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