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About Panchkahania Village

Panchkahania is a mid sized village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 751 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchkahania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchkahania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741221
Area (hectares) 138.11 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 751
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchkahania compares

By the 2011 count Panchkahania is the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 138.11 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Panchkahania

Panchkahania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchkahania 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchkahania from other places

Panchkahania lies about 66 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 9.0 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 Panchkahania
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 9.0 km
Nearest town Bhātpāra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 17 km
District headquarters Nadia 66 km

Villages closest to Panchkahania

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 Panchkahania

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchkahania village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Panchkahania village has 751 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchkahania has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Panchkahania is 741221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchkahania covers 138.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Panchkahania is Bamangachi, about 9.0 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 village for Panchkahania.

Panchkahania is about 66 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchkahania is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Bamangachi is about 9.0 km away. Bhātpāra is about 10 km away. Haringhata 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 Baliadanga (5.1 km), Mali Danga (5.1 km) and Digha (8.8 km).

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

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