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About Pachloha Village

Pachloha is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 1,003 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachloha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachloha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 165.92 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachloha compares

By the 2011 count Pachloha is the 70th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 165.92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Pachloha

Pachloha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pachloha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pachloha from other places

Pachloha lies about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 7.4 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 Pachloha
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 7.4 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 15 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km

Villages closest to Pachloha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachloha village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 70th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Pachloha village has 1,003 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachloha has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Pachloha is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachloha covers 165.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachloha falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pachloha is Sudhani, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pachloha.

Pachloha is about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachloha is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 3.6 km away. Sudhani is about 7.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatrabari (under 2 km), Tunibhita (under 2 km) and Dalmadh (under 2 km).

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

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