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About Payragachhi Village

Payragachhi is a large village in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,397, made up of 1,255 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payragachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payragachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743263
Area (hectares) 219.2 hectares
Population 2,397
Male Population 1,255
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Payragachhi compares

By the 2011 count Payragachhi is the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 219.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Payragachhi

Payragachhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Payragachhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mathurapur, Metiagachi, Nangla and Nokpul. 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 Payragachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Payragachhi village had a population of 2,397. That makes it the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Payragachhi village has 1,255 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payragachhi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Payragachhi is 743263. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payragachhi covers 219.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Payragachhi falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Payragachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Payragachhi.

Payragachhi is in Habra I 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 Payragachhi today is likely to be higher.

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