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About Pachmi Village

Pachmi is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 138 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachmi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 438.72 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 138
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachmi compares

By the 2011 count Pachmi is the 113th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 438.72 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Pachmi

Pachmi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachmi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pachmi from other places

Pachmi lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 Pachmi
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 11 km
Nearest town Sainthia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Pachmi

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

Common questions about Pachmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachmi village had a population of 280. That makes it the 113th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Pachmi village has 138 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachmi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Pachmi is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachmi covers 438.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pachmi falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pachmi is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pachmi.

Pachmi is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachmi is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 11 km away. Sainthia is about 16 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda (1.6 km), Kapasdanga (1.7 km) and Jethia (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pachmi today is likely to be higher.

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