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About Paramtikar Village

Paramtikar is a mid sized village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 457 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paramtikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paramtikar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 87.01 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 457
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paramtikar compares

By the 2011 count Paramtikar is the 55th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 87.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Paramtikar

Paramtikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paramtikar as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paramtikar from other places

Paramtikar lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paramtikar
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagmundi 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Paramtikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagmundi tehsil.

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 Paramtikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Paramtikar village had a population of 871. That makes it the 55th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Paramtikar village has 457 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paramtikar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Paramtikar is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paramtikar covers 87.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paramtikar falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paramtikar is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Paramtikar is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paramtikar is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Bagmundi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panra (under 2 km), Parsa (under 2 km) and Srirampur (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paramtikar today is likely to be higher.

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