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About Payradwip Village

Payradwip 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 543, made up of 270 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payradwip Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payradwip village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721433
Area (hectares) 31.29 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 270
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Payradwip compares

By the 2011 count Payradwip is the 119th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 31.29 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Payradwip

Payradwip is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Payradwip as Available within village. 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 Paschim Rasulpur, Paschim Teghari, Pateshwarpur and Pather Ghata. 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 Payradwip

As per the Census of India 2011, Payradwip village had a population of 543. That makes it the 119th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Payradwip village has 270 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payradwip has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Payradwip is 721433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payradwip covers 31.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

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

Payradwip 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 Payradwip today is likely to be higher.

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