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About Panchala Village

Panchala is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 599 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.76 hectares hectares.

Panchala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 438.76 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 599
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 51st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 438.76 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Panchala

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

Panchala lies about 52 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 22 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 Manora 9.8 km
Nearest town Digras 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 22 km
District headquarters Washim 52 km

Villages closest to Panchala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manora 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 1,152. That makes it the 51st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Panchala village has 599 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchala has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Panchala covers 438.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchala falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Panchala is Bhandegaon, about 22 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 Panchala.

Panchala is about 52 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchala is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 9.8 km away. Digras is about 11 km away. Bhandegaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatana (2.0 km), Chikhali (3.2 km) and Kakad Chikhali (3.2 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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