About Panchgachhi Village

Panchgachhi is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 595 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchgachhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	1,127
Male Population	595
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Panchgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Panchgachhi is the 44th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Panchgachhi

Panchgachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panchgachhi 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 Panchgachhi from other places

Panchgachhi lies about 39 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 14 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 Panchgachhi
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	14 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	23 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	39 km

Villages closest to Panchgachhi

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

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Common questions about Panchgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchgachhi village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 44th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Panchgachhi village has 595 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchgachhi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Panchgachhi is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchgachhi covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchgachhi falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panchgachhi is Pawakhali, about 14 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 Panchgachhi.

Panchgachhi is about 39 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchgachhi is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 4.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 14 km away. Bahādurganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.