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About Panchrukhi Village

Panchrukhi is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 308 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchrukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchrukhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828113
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 308
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchrukhi compares

By the 2011 count Panchrukhi is the 114th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Panchrukhi

The census records public bus service for Panchrukhi as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchrukhi from other places

Panchrukhi lies about 34 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 13 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 Panchrukhi
Nearest railway station Giridih 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 34 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 34 km

Villages closest to Panchrukhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Panchrukhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchrukhi village had a population of 587. That makes it the 114th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Panchrukhi village has 308 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchrukhi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Panchrukhi is 828113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchrukhi covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchrukhi falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchrukhi is Giridih, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panchrukhi.

Panchrukhi is about 34 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchrukhi is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 13 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 34 km away. Dhanbad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipratanr (2.8 km), Tilaia (4.8 km) and Barwadih (5.2 km).

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

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