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About Penchasimul Village

Penchasimul is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 279 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penchasimul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penchasimul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 67.36 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 279
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penchasimul compares

By the 2011 count Penchasimul is the 141st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 67.36 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Penchasimul

Penchasimul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Penchasimul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parashibana, Parulia, Pathan Berya and Pathardiha. 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 Penchasimul

As per the Census of India 2011, Penchasimul village had a population of 525. That makes it the 141st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Penchasimul village has 279 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penchasimul has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Penchasimul is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penchasimul covers 67.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Penchasimul falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Penchasimul is in Chhatna 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 Penchasimul today is likely to be higher.

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