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About Panchala Village

Panchala is a small village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 214 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874 hectares hectares.

Panchala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Area (hectares) 874 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 214
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchala compares

By the 2011 count Panchala is the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 874 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Panchala

Panchala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchala as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchala from other places

Panchala lies about 73 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 20 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 Panchala
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 20 km
Nearest town Morsi 20 km
District headquarters Wardha 73 km

Villages closest to Panchala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchala village had a population of 410. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Panchala village has 214 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchala has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Panchala covers 874 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panchala falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Panchala is Hiwarkhed, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Panchala.

Panchala is about 73 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchala is in Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 7.5 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 20 km away. Morsi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porgavhan (1.6 km), Zadgaon (3.0 km) and Dhadi (4.0 km).

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

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