About Pankhasari Khasmahal Village

Pankhasari Khasmahal is a large village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,349, made up of 1,762 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2173.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pankhasari Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pankhasari Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Gorubathan
Pincode	735231
Area (hectares)	2173.59 hectares
Population	3,349
Male Population	1,762
Female Population	1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pankhasari Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Pankhasari Khasmahal is the 8th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 2173.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Pankhasari Khasmahal

Pankhasari Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pankhasari Khasmahal as Available within 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 Pankhasari Khasmahal from other places

Pankhasari Khasmahal lies about 43 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 20 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 Pankhasari Khasmahal
Nearest town	Kālimpong	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gorubathan	11 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	20 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	43 km

Villages closest to Pankhasari Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorubathan 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 Pankhasari Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pankhasari Khasmahal village had a population of 3,349. That makes it the 8th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Pankhasari Khasmahal village has 1,762 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pankhasari Khasmahal has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Pankhasari Khasmahal is 735231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pankhasari Khasmahal covers 2173.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pankhasari Khasmahal falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pankhasari Khasmahal is New Mal Junction, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pankhasari Khasmahal.

Pankhasari Khasmahal is about 43 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pankhasari Khasmahal is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 7.5 km away. Gorubathan is about 11 km away. New Mal Junction is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nim Khasmahal (5.7 km), Dalingkot Forest (6.3 km) and Dalingma Khasmahal (6.3 km).

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