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About Panchgachhi Village

Panchgachhi is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 664 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.84 hectares hectares.

Panchgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchgachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 48.84 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 664
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Panchgachhi is the 52nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 48.84 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Panchgachhi

Panchgachhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchgachhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Pawakhali under 2 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Panchgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchgachhi village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Panchgachhi village has 664 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchgachhi has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Panchgachhi covers 48.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchgachhi falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panchgachhi is Pawakhali, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Panchgachhi.

Panchgachhi is about 27 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 Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about under 2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Thakurganj 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 Malingaon (1.5 km), Dumaria (1.6 km) and Patbhari (2.3 km).

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

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