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About Padmapur Village

Padmapur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,971, made up of 1,039 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padmapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 77.57 hectares
Population 1,971
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Padmapur compares

By the 2011 count Padmapur is the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 77.57 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Padmapur

Padmapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padmapur 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 Padmapur from other places

Padmapur lies about 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uluberia, about 14 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 Padmapur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 5.2 km
Nearest town Pujali 14 km
Nearest railway station Uluberia 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Padmapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmapur village had a population of 1,971. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Padmapur village has 1,039 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmapur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Padmapur is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padmapur covers 77.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padmapur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Padmapur is Uluberia, about 14 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 Padmapur.

Padmapur is about 36 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.

Padmapur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 5.2 km away. Pujali is about 14 km away. Uluberia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadebpur (under 2 km), Abad Simulganaja (under 2 km) and Ahamadpur (under 2 km).

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

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