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About Panchpur Village

Panchpur is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 104 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Panchpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 104
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchpur compares

By the 2011 count Panchpur is the 190th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Panchpur

Panchpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panchpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchpur from other places

Panchpur lies about 46 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 9.0 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 Panchpur
Nearest railway station Telta 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 20 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 46 km

Villages closest to Panchpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchpur village had a population of 196. That makes it the 190th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Panchpur village has 104 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Panchpur covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panchpur is Telta, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Panchpur.

Panchpur is about 46 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 9.0 km away. Barsoi is about 20 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narainpur (2.2 km), Dulahpur (4.3 km) and Kachana (5.9 km).

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

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