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About Pakamba Village

Pakamba is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 643 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakamba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733157
Area (hectares) 103.02 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 643
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakamba compares

By the 2011 count Pakamba is the 130th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 103.02 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pakamba

Pakamba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakamba 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nazirpur, Noabari, Nuripur and Pachim Mahadebpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pakamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakamba village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 130th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Pakamba village has 643 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakamba has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pakamba is 733157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakamba covers 103.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakamba falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pakamba notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Pakamba.

Pakamba is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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