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About Panchbhinda Village

Panchbhinda is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 904 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchbhinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchbhinda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 1,685
Male Population 904
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchbhinda compares

By the 2011 count Panchbhinda is the 37th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Panchbhinda

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

Panchbhinda lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.9 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 Panchbhinda
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 10 km
Nearest town Bangaon 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 23 km

Villages closest to Panchbhinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchbhinda village had a population of 1,685. That makes it the 37th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Panchbhinda village has 904 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchbhinda has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Panchbhinda is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchbhinda covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchbhinda falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panchbhinda is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Panchbhinda.

Panchbhinda is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchbhinda is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 8.9 km away. Mahishi is about 10 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samani (under 2 km), Bhanthi (under 2 km) and Ghoghpur (1.9 km).

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

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