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About Patharghata Village

Patharghata is a mid sized village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,867, made up of 924 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 110.88 hectares
Population 1,867
Male Population 924
Female Population 943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharghata compares

By the 2011 count Patharghata is the 71st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 110.88 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Patharghata

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

How far is Patharghata from other places

Patharghata lies about 38 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Salt Lake Sector V, about 9.9 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 Patharghata
Nearest railway station Salt Lake Sector V 9.9 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Patharghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghata village had a population of 1,867. That makes it the 71st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Patharghata village has 924 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghata has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Patharghata is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghata covers 110.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patharghata falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patharghata is Salt Lake Sector V, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patharghata.

Patharghata is about 38 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.

Patharghata is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Salt Lake Sector V is about 9.9 km away. Dam Dam is about 13 km away. Deganga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Kalsur (6.8 km), Rampur (7.5 km) and Abjan Nagar (8.0 km).

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

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