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About Panchghara Village

Panchghara is a mid sized village in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,548, made up of 799 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa I
Pincode 713518
Area (hectares) 138.8 hectares
Population 1,548
Male Population 799
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchghara compares

By the 2011 count Panchghara is the 36th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 138.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Panchghara

Panchghara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Panchghara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nalahati, Nanagar, Narayanpur and Narsana. 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 Panchghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchghara village had a population of 1,548. That makes it the 36th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Panchghara village has 799 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchghara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Panchghara is 713518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchghara covers 138.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchghara falls under Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchghara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Panchghara.

Panchghara is in Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Panchghara today is likely to be higher.

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