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About Panchgaon Village

Panchgaon is a mid sized village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,946, made up of 980 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 1,946
Male Population 980
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchgaon compares

By the 2011 count Panchgaon is the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Panchgaon

Panchgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panchgaon as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchgaon from other places

Panchgaon lies about 3.6 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 3.2 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 Panchgaon
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 3.6 km
Nearest town Kodarma 14 km

Villages closest to Panchgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchgaon village had a population of 1,946. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Panchgaon village has 980 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchgaon has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Panchgaon is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchgaon covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchgaon falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchgaon is Maheshpur, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Panchgaon.

Panchgaon is about 3.6 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchgaon is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about 3.2 km away. Domchanch is about 3.6 km away. Kodarma 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 Panchgaonkhurd Aliaskangiard (under 2 km), Phulwaria (1.6 km) and Purnadih (1.7 km).

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

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