About Panagar Village

Panagar is one of the larger villages in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,510, made up of 2,796 males and 2,714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Kanksa
Pincode	713420
Area (hectares)	606.22 hectares
Population	5,510
Male Population	2,796
Female Population	2,714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panagar compares

By the 2011 count Panagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 606.22 hectares work out to about 9.1 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 Panagar

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

How far is Panagar from other places

Panagar lies about 85 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 5.8 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 Panagar
Tehsil headquarters	Kanksa	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	5.8 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	10 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	85 km

Villages closest to Panagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panagar village had a population of 5,510. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Panagar village has 2,796 males and 2,714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panagar has about 971 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 Panagar is 713420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panagar covers 606.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panagar falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panagar is Gadadharpur, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Panagar.

Panagar is about 85 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panagar is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Kanksa is about 4.8 km away. Gadadharpur is about 5.8 km away. Sainthia is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.