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About Panchpota Village

Panchpota is a mid sized village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 406 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchpota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741245
Area (hectares) 62.32 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 406
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchpota compares

By the 2011 count Panchpota is the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 62.32 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Panchpota

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

How far is Panchpota from other places

Panchpota lies about 74 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 8.1 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 Panchpota
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 8.1 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 29 km
District headquarters Nadia 74 km

Villages closest to Panchpota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchpota village had a population of 842. That makes it the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Panchpota village has 406 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchpota has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Panchpota is 741245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchpota covers 62.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchpota falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchpota is Thakurnagar, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Panchpota.

Panchpota is about 74 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchpota is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Thakurnagar is about 8.1 km away. Gobārdānga is about 11 km away. Haringhata is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mitrapur (9.3 km), Jalkarampur (12 km) and Chanda (20 km).

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

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