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About Pathankhali Village

Pathankhali is a mid sized village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 712 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathankhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathankhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743611
Area (hectares) 344.77 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 712
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Pathankhali compares

By the 2011 count Pathankhali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 344.77 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pathankhali

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

Pathankhali lies about 38 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 16 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 Pathankhali
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Canning 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Pathankhali

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.

Common questions about Pathankhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathankhali village had a population of 1,414. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Pathankhali village has 712 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathankhali has about 986 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 Pathankhali is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathankhali covers 344.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pathankhali is Canning, about 16 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 Pathankhali.

Pathankhali is about 38 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.

Pathankhali is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 5.6 km away. Canning is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tentultala (1.8 km), Kamarpara (2.2 km) and Chandipur (2.6 km).

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

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