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About Panchkhela Village

Panchkhela is a large village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,816, made up of 1,956 males and 1,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchkhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchkhela village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741156
Area (hectares) 165.92 hectares
Population 3,816
Male Population 1,956
Female Population 1,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchkhela compares

By the 2011 count Panchkhela is the 24th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 165.92 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Panchkhela

Panchkhela is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Panchkhela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nasipur, Noachar, Pacha Chandpur and Palasi. 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 Panchkhela

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchkhela village had a population of 3,816. That makes it the 24th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Panchkhela village has 1,956 males and 1,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchkhela has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Panchkhela is 741156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchkhela covers 165.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchkhela falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchkhela notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Panchkhela.

Panchkhela is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia 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 Panchkhela today is likely to be higher.

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