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About Panchdhar Village

Panchdhar is a small village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 244 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares.

Panchdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchdhar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 244
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchdhar compares

By the 2011 count Panchdhar is the 75th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Panchdhar

Panchdhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchdhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Panchdhar from other places

Panchdhar lies about 46 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Metpanjra, about 7.1 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 Panchdhar
Nearest railway station Metpanjra 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 9.5 km
Nearest town Kātol 9.5 km
District headquarters Nagpur 46 km

Villages closest to Panchdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchdhar village had a population of 472. That makes it the 75th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Panchdhar village has 244 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchdhar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Panchdhar covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panchdhar falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Panchdhar is Metpanjra, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Panchdhar.

Panchdhar is about 46 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchdhar is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Metpanjra is about 7.1 km away. Katol is about 9.5 km away. Kātol is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wai (1.9 km), Kachari Savanga (2.1 km) and Kondhasaoli (2.2 km).

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

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