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About Pawakhali Village

Pawakhali is a mid sized village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 741 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733214
Area (hectares) 339.9 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 741
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawakhali compares

By the 2011 count Pawakhali is the 59th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 339.9 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 939.

Getting to Pawakhali

Pawakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pawakhali as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pawakhali from other places

Pawakhali lies about 69 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, 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 Pawakhali
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 9.5 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 23 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 69 km

Villages closest to Pawakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawakhali village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 59th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Pawakhali village has 741 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawakhali has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Pawakhali is 733214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawakhali covers 339.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawakhali falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pawakhali is Dhumdangi, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pawakhali.

Pawakhali is about 69 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawakhali is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 3.1 km away. Chopra is about 9.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuimari (under 2 km), Bhata (1.8 km) and Jiakhori (2.2 km).

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

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