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About Panchdiha Village

Panchdiha is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 209 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 98.79 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 209
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchdiha compares

By the 2011 count Panchdiha is the 41st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 98.79 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Panchdiha

Panchdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panchdiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Panchdiha from other places

Panchdiha lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, 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 Panchdiha
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Piska 3.2 km
Nearest town Rātu 7.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km

Villages closest to Panchdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchdiha village had a population of 420. That makes it the 41st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Panchdiha village has 209 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchdiha has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Panchdiha is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchdiha covers 98.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchdiha falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchdiha is Piska, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Panchdiha.

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

Panchdiha is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Nagri is about 3.2 km away. Piska is about 3.2 km away. Rātu is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chipra (under 2 km), Tusmu (under 2 km) and Kota (1.6 km).

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

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