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About Paharchak Village

Paharchak is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 185 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 60.8 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 185
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharchak compares

By the 2011 count Paharchak is the 287th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 60.8 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Paharchak

Paharchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharchak as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nutan Bajar, Pachra, Padampat and Padima. 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 Paharchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharchak village had a population of 383. That makes it the 287th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Paharchak village has 185 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharchak has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Paharchak is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharchak covers 60.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharchak falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paharchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharchak.

Paharchak is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Paharchak today is likely to be higher.

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