About Pakhiralay Village

Pakhiralay is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 2,002 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhiralay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhiralay village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743370
Area (hectares)	479.49 hectares
Population	3,946
Male Population	2,002
Female Population	1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhiralay compares

By the 2011 count Pakhiralay is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 479.49 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pakhiralay

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

How far is Pakhiralay from other places

Pakhiralay lies about 44 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 25 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 Pakhiralay
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	25 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	44 km

Villages closest to Pakhiralay

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

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Common questions about Pakhiralay

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhiralay village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Pakhiralay village has 2,002 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhiralay has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pakhiralay is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhiralay covers 479.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhiralay falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pakhiralay is Canning, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Pakhiralay.

Pakhiralay is about 44 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.

Pakhiralay is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 4.1 km away. Canning is about 25 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.