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About Panpur Village

Panpur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 263 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 63.45 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 263
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panpur compares

By the 2011 count Panpur is the 71st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 63.45 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Panpur

Panpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panpur from other places

Panpur lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 7.2 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 Panpur
Nearest railway station Rajgram 7.2 km
Nearest town Pakur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Panpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Panpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Panpur village had a population of 514. That makes it the 71st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Panpur village has 263 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Panpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panpur covers 63.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panpur is Rajgram, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Panpur.

Panpur is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rajgram is about 7.2 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Murarai I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinduba (under 2 km), Chandanpur (under 2 km) and Mahimuji (4.7 km).

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

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