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About Pachamba Village

Pachamba is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 321 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachamba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 171.09 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 321
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Pachamba compares

By the 2011 count Pachamba is the 99th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 171.09 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pachamba

Pachamba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pachamba 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 Narayanpur, Nidhirampur, Nischintapur and Nityanandapur. 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 Pachamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachamba village had a population of 598. That makes it the 99th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Pachamba village has 321 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachamba has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pachamba is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachamba covers 171.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachamba falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pachamba 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 Pachamba.

Pachamba is in Gangajalghati 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 Pachamba today is likely to be higher.

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