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About Pankua Village

Pankua is a small village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 88 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pankua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pankua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 97.84 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 88
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pankua compares

By the 2011 count Pankua is the 140th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 97.84 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pankua

Pankua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pankua as Available within <5 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 Nityanandapur, Nutangram, Pachamba and Palajuria. 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 Pankua

As per the Census of India 2011, Pankua village had a population of 172. That makes it the 140th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Pankua village has 88 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pankua has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pankua is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pankua covers 97.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Pankua 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 <5 km distance for Pankua.

Pankua 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 Pankua today is likely to be higher.

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