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About Panchkatia Village

Panchkatia is a mid sized village in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 447 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchkatia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742163
Area (hectares) 41.13 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 447
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchkatia compares

By the 2011 count Panchkatia is the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 41.13 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Panchkatia

Panchkatia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchkatia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mian, Nagar, Narikelbari and Nazirpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Panchkatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchkatia village had a population of 862. That makes it the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Panchkatia village has 447 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchkatia has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Panchkatia is 742163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchkatia covers 41.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchkatia falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchkatia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Panchkatia.

Panchkatia is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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