About Panchahar Village

Panchahar is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 792 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchahar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	165.26 hectares
Population	1,578
Male Population	792
Female Population	786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchahar compares

By the 2011 count Panchahar is the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 165.26 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 965.

Getting to Panchahar

Panchahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchahar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Panchahar from other places

Panchahar lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 8.4 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 Panchahar
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	8.4 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	32 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	32 km

Villages closest to Panchahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchahar village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Panchahar village has 792 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchahar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Panchahar is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchahar covers 165.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchahar falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchahar is Banshlai Bridge, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Panchahar.

Panchahar is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchahar is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 8.4 km away. Jangipur is about 14 km away. Murarai II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.