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About Payrachali Village

Payrachali 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 382, made up of 195 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payrachali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payrachali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 23.74 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 195
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Payrachali compares

By the 2011 count Payrachali is the 155th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 23.74 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Payrachali

Payrachali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Payrachali 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 Paschim Manikpur, Paschim Rasulpur, Paschim Teghari and Pateshwarpur. 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 Payrachali

As per the Census of India 2011, Payrachali village had a population of 382. That makes it the 155th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Payrachali village has 195 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payrachali has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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

Payrachali covers 23.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Payrachali 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 Payrachali.

Payrachali 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 Payrachali today is likely to be higher.

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