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About Panchamwa Village

Panchamwa is a small village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 96 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchamwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchamwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 38.02 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 96
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchamwa compares

By the 2011 count Panchamwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 38.02 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Panchamwa

Panchamwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchamwa as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchamwa from other places

Panchamwa lies about 20 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 1.6 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 Panchamwa
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 1.6 km
Nearest town Mirganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 20 km

Villages closest to Panchamwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchamwa village had a population of 196. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Panchamwa village has 96 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchamwa has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Panchamwa is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchamwa covers 38.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchamwa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panchamwa is Phulwaria, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Panchamwa.

Panchamwa is about 20 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchamwa is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 1.6 km away. Mirganj is about 15 km away. Kuchaikote is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawla Chak (2.0 km), Saunhi Birt (3.4 km) and Saunhi Jagdish (3.6 km).

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

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