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About Panktor Village

Panktor is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,494, made up of 1,320 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722183, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panktor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panktor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722183
Area (hectares) 343.98 hectares
Population 2,494
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Panktor compares

By the 2011 count Panktor is the 15th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 343.98 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Panktor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panktor village had a population of 2,494. That makes it the 15th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Panktor village has 1,320 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panktor has about 889 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 Panktor is 722183. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panktor covers 343.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Panktor 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 Panktor.

Panktor 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 Panktor today is likely to be higher.

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