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About Panchpara Village

Panchpara is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 598 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 112.08 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 598
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchpara compares

By the 2011 count Panchpara is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 112.08 hectares work out to about 11 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 964.

Getting to Panchpara

The census records public bus service for Panchpara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchpara from other places

Panchpara lies about 23 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about under 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 Panchpara
Nearest railway station Begampur under 2 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 23 km

Villages closest to Panchpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 Panchpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchpara village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Panchpara village has 598 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchpara has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Panchpara is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchpara covers 112.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchpara falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchpara is Begampur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Panchpara.

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

Panchpara is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about under 2 km away. Baidyabāti is about 7.7 km away. Balagarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Nekua (2.4 km), Barail (2.4 km) and Baruipara (3.9 km).

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

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