About Panchmura Village

Panchmura is a large village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,719, made up of 1,854 males and 1,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchmura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchmura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Taldangra
Pincode	722156
Area (hectares)	296.29 hectares
Population	3,719
Male Population	1,854
Female Population	1,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchmura compares

By the 2011 count Panchmura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 296.29 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Panchmura

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

How far is Panchmura from other places

Panchmura lies about 31 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Piardoba, about 16 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 Panchmura
Tehsil headquarters	Taldangra	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Piardoba	16 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	20 km
District headquarters	Bankura	31 km

Villages closest to Panchmura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taldangra 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 Panchmura

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchmura village had a population of 3,719. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Panchmura village has 1,854 males and 1,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchmura has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Panchmura is 722156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchmura covers 296.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchmura falls under Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchmura is Piardoba, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Panchmura.

Panchmura is about 31 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchmura is in Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district. Taldangra is about 8.3 km away. Piardoba is about 16 km away. Bishnupur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.