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About Patikhali Village

Patikhali is one of the larger villages in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,937, made up of 4,559 males and 4,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patikhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 681.7 hectares
Population 8,937
Male Population 4,559
Female Population 4,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Patikhali compares

By the 2011 count Patikhali is the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 681.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Patikhali

Patikhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patikhali 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patikhali from other places

Patikhali lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Taldi, about 2.9 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 Patikhali
Nearest railway station Taldi 2.9 km
Nearest town Canning 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Patikhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning II 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 Patikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Patikhali village had a population of 8,937. That makes it the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Patikhali village has 4,559 males and 4,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patikhali has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Patikhali is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patikhali covers 681.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patikhali falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patikhali is Taldi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Patikhali.

Patikhali is about 32 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.

Patikhali is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Taldi is about 2.9 km away. Canning is about 6.9 km away. Canning II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chelikati (2.1 km), Bibir Abad (2.1 km) and Nagartala (2.2 km).

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

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