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About Panchuria Village

Panchuria 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 1,643, made up of 874 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 68.96 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 874
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Panchuria compares

By the 2011 count Panchuria is the 45th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 68.96 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Panchuria

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

Panchuria lies about 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Satberia Halt, about 7.3 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 Panchuria
Nearest town Bangaon 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Satberia Halt 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 33 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Panchuria

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 Panchuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchuria village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 45th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Panchuria village has 874 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchuria has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Panchuria is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchuria covers 68.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Panchuria is Satberia Halt, about 7.3 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 Panchuria.

Panchuria is about 33 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.

Panchuria is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bangaon is about 6.9 km away. Satberia Halt is about 7.3 km away. Barasat I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tentulia (20 km), Sadarpur (26 km) and Rudrapur (38 km).

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

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