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About Padima Village

Padima is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 933 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padima village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 163.72 hectares
Population 1,879
Male Population 933
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padima compares

By the 2011 count Padima is the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 163.72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Padima

Padima is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Padima as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naki Basan, Nankar Kadamgerya, Naria Naria and Narpada. 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 Padima

As per the Census of India 2011, Padima village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Padima village has 933 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padima has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Padima is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padima covers 163.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padima falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Padima.

Padima is in Potashpur 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 Padima today is likely to be higher.

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