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About Pagla Village

Pagla is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 371 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 137.18 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 371
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagla compares

By the 2011 count Pagla is the 135th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 137.18 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pagla

Pagla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pagla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagla from other places

Pagla lies about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanganj, about 8.3 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 Pagla
Nearest railway station Kishanganj 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km

Villages closest to Pagla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Pagla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagla village had a population of 706. That makes it the 135th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Pagla village has 371 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagla has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pagla is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagla covers 137.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagla falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pagla is Kishanganj, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance for Pagla.

Pagla is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagla is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj is about 8.3 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 14 km away. Uttar Dinajpur 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 Bhelagachhi (under 2 km), Baldiabasa (2.9 km) and Kariat (3.0 km).

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

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