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About Pather Ghata Village

Pather Ghata is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 227 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721464, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pather Ghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pather Ghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721464
Area (hectares) 22.37 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 227
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pather Ghata compares

By the 2011 count Pather Ghata is the 139th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 22.37 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pather Ghata

Pather Ghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pather Ghata as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Jagannathchak, Paschim Manikpur, Paschim Rasulpur and Paschim Teghari. 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 Pather Ghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Pather Ghata village had a population of 430. That makes it the 139th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Pather Ghata village has 227 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pather Ghata has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pather Ghata is 721464. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pather Ghata covers 22.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Pather Ghata 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 - 10 km distance for Pather Ghata.

Pather Ghata 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 Pather Ghata today is likely to be higher.

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