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About Padumkhana Village

Padumkhana is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 633 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padumkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padumkhana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 83.67 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 633
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Padumkhana compares

By the 2011 count Padumkhana is the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 83.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Padumkhana

Padumkhana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padumkhana 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 Namal, Naradari, Narayanpur and Nilkunthya. 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 Padumkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Padumkhana village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Padumkhana village has 633 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padumkhana has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Padumkhana is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padumkhana covers 83.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padumkhana falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Padumkhana 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 Padumkhana.

Padumkhana is in Nanda Kumar 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 Padumkhana today is likely to be higher.

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