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About Paschim Atharikhai Village

Paschim Atharikhai is a small village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 222 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Atharikhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Atharikhai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 68.39 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 222
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Paschim Atharikhai compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Atharikhai is the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 68.39 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Paschim Atharikhai

Paschim Atharikhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Atharikhai 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 Paschim Atharikhai from other places

Paschim Atharikhai lies about 77 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 11 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 Paschim Atharikhai
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 15 km
Nearest town Siliguri 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 77 km

Villages closest to Paschim Atharikhai

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 Paschim Atharikhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Atharikhai village had a population of 426. That makes it the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Paschim Atharikhai village has 222 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Atharikhai has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Atharikhai is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Atharikhai covers 68.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim Atharikhai is Dhumdangi, about 11 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 Paschim Atharikhai.

Paschim Atharikhai is about 77 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Atharikhai is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 11 km away. Chopra is about 15 km away. Siliguri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khochabari (1.5 km), Uttar Atharkhai (1.9 km) and Butijhari (2.0 km).

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

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