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About Panch Pukuria Village

Panch Pukuria is a small village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 147 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panch Pukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panch Pukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732122
Area (hectares) 46.37 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 147
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panch Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Panch Pukuria is the 175th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 46.37 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Panch Pukuria

Panch Pukuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panch Pukuria 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panch Pukuria from other places

Panch Pukuria lies about 14 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Eklakhi, about 8.8 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 Panch Pukuria
Nearest railway station Eklakhi 8.8 km
District headquarters Maldah 14 km
Nearest town Malda 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Habibpur 31 km

Villages closest to Panch Pukuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habibpur 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 Panch Pukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Panch Pukuria village had a population of 290. That makes it the 175th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Panch Pukuria village has 147 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panch Pukuria has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Panch Pukuria is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panch Pukuria covers 46.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panch Pukuria falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panch Pukuria is Eklakhi, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panch Pukuria.

Panch Pukuria is about 14 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panch Pukuria is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district. Eklakhi is about 8.8 km away. Maldah is about 14 km away. Malda 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 Chakli (3.1 km), Jamalpur (7.7 km) and Adampur (15 km).

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

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