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About Payra Chali Village

Payra Chali 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 2,420, made up of 1,259 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payra Chali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payra Chali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 61.12 hectares
Population 2,420
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Payra Chali compares

By the 2011 count Payra Chali is the 37th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 61.12 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Payra Chali

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

Payra Chali lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 3.1 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 Payra Chali
Nearest railway station Sangrampur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km

Villages closest to Payra Chali

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 Payra Chali

As per the Census of India 2011, Payra Chali village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 37th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Payra Chali village has 1,259 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payra Chali has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Payra Chali is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payra Chali covers 61.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Payra Chali is Sangrampur, about 3.1 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 Payra Chali.

Payra Chali is about 13 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.

Payra Chali is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about 3.1 km away. Magrahat I is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keyakona (under 2 km), Jahangirgar (under 2 km) and Hijalhat (under 2 km).

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

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