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About Paduma Village

Paduma is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,191 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paduma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paduma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 103.6 hectares
Population 2,369
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Paduma compares

By the 2011 count Paduma is the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 103.6 hectares work out to about 23 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 953.

Getting to Paduma

Paduma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paduma 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 Paduma from other places

Paduma lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, 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 Paduma
Nearest railway station Deula under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Paduma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paduma village had a population of 2,369. That makes it the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Paduma village has 1,191 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paduma has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Paduma is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paduma covers 103.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paduma falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paduma is Deula, 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 Paduma.

Paduma is about 14 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.

Paduma is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.4 km away. Magrahat I 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 Nazra (under 2 km), Dakshin Krishnapur (1.6 km) and Deula (1.7 km).

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

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