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About Panchi Village

Panchi is one of the larger villages in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,302, made up of 4,928 males and 4,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757 hectares hectares.

Panchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Area (hectares) 757 hectares
Population 9,302
Male Population 4,928
Female Population 4,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchi compares

By the 2011 count Panchi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 757 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Panchi

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

How far is Panchi from other places

Panchi lies about 21 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Ghauspur, about 8.5 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 Panchi
Nearest railway station Baghi Ghauspur 8.5 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 21 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 21 km

Villages closest to Panchi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Panchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchi village had a population of 9,302. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Panchi village has 4,928 males and 4,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchi has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Panchi covers 757 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchi falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panchi is Baghi Ghauspur, about 8.5 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 km distance for Panchi.

Panchi is about 21 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchi is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Baghi Ghauspur is about 8.5 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 11 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohabbatpur (under 2 km), Mohsimpur (2.3 km) and Khuria (2.7 km).

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

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