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About Panchghara Village

Panchghara is a mid sized village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 487 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 700126
Area (hectares) 42.12 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 487
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Panchghara compares

By the 2011 count Panchghara is the 61st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 42.12 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Panchghara

Panchghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchghara 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 Panchghara from other places

Panchghara lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Panchghara
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 9.0 km
Nearest town Bhātpāra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Panchghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Panchghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchghara village had a population of 934. That makes it the 61st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Panchghara village has 487 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchghara has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Panchghara is 700126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchghara covers 42.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchghara falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchghara is Bamangachi, about 9.0 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 Panchghara.

Panchghara is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchghara is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 9.0 km away. Bhātpāra is about 10 km away. Barasat I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daspuldanga (5.1 km), Uthandanga (5.1 km) and Gangapur (6.6 km).

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

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