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About Pakur Digra Village

Pakur Digra 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 994, made up of 500 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakur Digra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakur Digra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 52.61 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 500
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakur Digra compares

By the 2011 count Pakur Digra is the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 52.61 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pakur Digra

Pakur Digra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakur Digra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pakur Digra from other places

Pakur Digra lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 15 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 Pakur Digra
Tehsil headquarters Falta 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Pakur Digra

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 Pakur Digra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakur Digra village had a population of 994. That makes it the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Pakur Digra village has 500 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakur Digra has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pakur Digra is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakur Digra covers 52.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Pakur Digra is Diamond Harbour, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakur Digra.

Pakur Digra 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.

Pakur Digra is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 4.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Dona (under 2 km), Narayan Bere (under 2 km) and Kalagachhia (under 2 km).

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

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