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About Padmerhat Village

Padmerhat is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,184, made up of 2,675 males and 2,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743391, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padmerhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmerhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743391
Area (hectares) 172.81 hectares
Population 5,184
Male Population 2,675
Female Population 2,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Padmerhat compares

By the 2011 count Padmerhat is the 9th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 172.81 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Padmerhat

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

How far is Padmerhat from other places

Padmerhat lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about under 2 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 Padmerhat
Nearest railway station Hogla under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km

Villages closest to Padmerhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Padmerhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmerhat village had a population of 5,184. That makes it the 9th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Padmerhat village has 2,675 males and 2,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmerhat has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Padmerhat is 743391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padmerhat covers 172.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padmerhat falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Padmerhat is Hogla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Padmerhat.

Padmerhat is about 10 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.

Padmerhat is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.2 km away. Jaynagar I is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abdul Karimpur (under 2 km), Ramkanta Bati (under 2 km) and Hogla (under 2 km).

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

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