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About Panchakkar Village

Panchakkar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 47 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchakkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchakkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 47
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Panchakkar compares

By the 2011 count Panchakkar is the 249th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Panchakkar

Panchakkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchakkar 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 Panchakkar from other places

Panchakkar lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Panchakkar
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 3.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Panchakkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchakkar village had a population of 98. That makes it the 249th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Panchakkar village has 47 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchakkar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Panchakkar is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchakkar covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchakkar falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panchakkar is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Panchakkar.

Panchakkar is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchakkar is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bakaran (under 2 km), D P F Karadal (under 2 km) and D P F Karyani (under 2 km).

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

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