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About Phatikpur Village

Phatikpur is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,888, made up of 3,041 males and 2,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phatikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Namkhana
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 561.7 hectares
Population 5,888
Male Population 3,041
Female Population 2,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phatikpur compares

By the 2011 count Phatikpur is the 15th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 561.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Phatikpur

The census records public bus service for Phatikpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phatikpur from other places

Phatikpur lies about 42 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 2.1 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 Phatikpur
Nearest railway station Ukilerhat 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkhana 7.3 km
Nearest town Haldia 31 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 42 km

Villages closest to Phatikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatikpur village had a population of 5,888. That makes it the 15th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Phatikpur village has 3,041 males and 2,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatikpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Phatikpur is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phatikpur covers 561.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phatikpur falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phatikpur is Ukilerhat, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phatikpur.

Phatikpur is about 42 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.

Phatikpur is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Ukilerhat is about 2.1 km away. Namkhana is about 7.3 km away. Haldia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajnagar Srinathgram (2.0 km), Bishalakshmipur (2.5 km) and Durganagar (3.5 km).

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

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