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About Padmajala Village

Padmajala is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,937, made up of 2,560 males and 2,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743387, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padmajala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmajala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743387
Area (hectares) 173.61 hectares
Population 4,937
Male Population 2,560
Female Population 2,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Padmajala compares

By the 2011 count Padmajala is the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 173.61 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Padmajala

The census records public bus service for Padmajala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padmajala from other places

Padmajala lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about under 2 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 Padmajala
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 6.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Padmajala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 Padmajala

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmajala village had a population of 4,937. That makes it the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Padmajala village has 2,560 males and 2,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmajala has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Padmajala is 743387. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padmajala covers 173.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padmajala falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Padmajala is Dhapdhapi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Padmajala.

Padmajala is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padmajala is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 6.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandkhali (under 2 km), Serpur (under 2 km) and Alipur (under 2 km).

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

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