About Panchal Village

Panchal is a large village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,667 males and 1,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Sonamukhi
Pincode	722157
Area (hectares)	349.55 hectares
Population	3,266
Male Population	1,667
Female Population	1,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchal compares

By the 2011 count Panchal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 349.55 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Panchal

Panchal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchal from other places

Panchal lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Brindabanpur, about 8.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Panchal
Nearest railway station	Brindabanpur	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonamukhi	15 km
Nearest town	Sonāmukhi	15 km
District headquarters	Bankura	22 km

Villages closest to Panchal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonamukhi tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Panchal

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchal village had a population of 3,266. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Panchal village has 1,667 males and 1,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Panchal is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchal covers 349.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchal falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchal is Brindabanpur, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Panchal is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchal is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. Brindabanpur is about 8.9 km away. Sonamukhi is about 15 km away. Sonāmukhi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.