About Pancha Village

Pancha is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 316 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pancha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pancha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Bundu
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	771 hectares
Population	648
Male Population	316
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pancha compares

By the 2011 count Pancha is the 41st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 771 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pancha

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

Pancha lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 17 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 Pancha
Tehsil headquarters	Bundu	11 km
Nearest town	Būndu	11 km
Nearest railway station	Gangaghat	17 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	24 km

Villages closest to Pancha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pancha village had a population of 648. That makes it the 41st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Pancha village has 316 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pancha has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pancha is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pancha covers 771 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pancha falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pancha is Gangaghat, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pancha.

Pancha is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pancha is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 11 km away. Gangaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.