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About Pailachhanpur Village

Pailachhanpur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 481 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pailachhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pailachhanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 104.71 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 481
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pailachhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Pailachhanpur is the 62nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 104.71 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pailachhanpur

Pailachhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pailachhanpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Natdighi, Nayaput, Nimdasbar and Nunia. 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 Pailachhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pailachhanpur village had a population of 923. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Pailachhanpur village has 481 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pailachhanpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pailachhanpur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pailachhanpur covers 104.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pailachhanpur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pailachhanpur 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 <5 km distance for Pailachhanpur.

Pailachhanpur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Pailachhanpur today is likely to be higher.

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