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About Panchgharey Village

Panchgharey is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 488 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchgharey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchgharey village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737128
Area (hectares) 198.72 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 488
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Panchgharey compares

By the 2011 count Panchgharey is the 33rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 198.72 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 937.

Getting to Panchgharey

Panchgharey is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchgharey 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. The nearest villages by name are Paiyong, Pajer, Paleytam and Palum. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Panchgharey

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchgharey village had a population of 939. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Panchgharey village has 488 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchgharey has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Panchgharey is 737128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchgharey covers 198.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchgharey falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Panchgharey notes the nearest railway station 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 Panchgharey.

Panchgharey is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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