About Panchdhar Village

Panchdhar is a large village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,254 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchdhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	491559
Area (hectares)	474.28 hectares
Population	2,507
Male Population	1,254
Female Population	1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchdhar compares

By the 2011 count Panchdhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 474.28 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Panchdhar

Panchdhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchdhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Panchdhar from other places

Panchdhar lies about 12 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 28 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 Panchdhar
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	12 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	28 km

Villages closest to Panchdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchdhar village had a population of 2,507. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Panchdhar village has 1,254 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchdhar has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Panchdhar is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchdhar covers 474.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchdhar falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Panchdhar is Raigarh, about 28 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Panchdhar.

Panchdhar is about 12 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchdhar is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.