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About Penchakola Village

Penchakola is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 821 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penchakola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penchakola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 142.1 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 821
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penchakola compares

By the 2011 count Penchakola is the 20th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 142.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Penchakola

Penchakola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Penchakola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pakadihi, Panrari, Patlurki and Patmauli. 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 Penchakola

As per the Census of India 2011, Penchakola village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 20th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Penchakola village has 821 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penchakola has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Penchakola is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penchakola covers 142.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Penchakola falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Penchakola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Penchakola.

Penchakola is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura 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 Penchakola today is likely to be higher.

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