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About Panchpota Village

Panchpota is one of the larger villages in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,312, made up of 4,266 males and 4,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743273
Area (hectares) 349.69 hectares
Population 8,312
Male Population 4,266
Female Population 4,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchpota compares

By the 2011 count Panchpota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 349.69 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Panchpota

Panchpota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchpota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Panchpota from other places

Panchpota lies about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Gaighata 13 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Panchpota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaighata 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 8,312. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Panchpota village has 4,266 males and 4,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchpota has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Panchpota is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchpota covers 349.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchpota falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panchpota.

Panchpota is about 14 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.

Panchpota is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 8.1 km away. Gobārdānga is about 11 km away. Gaighata is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (under 2 km), Bharadanga (1.8 km) and Bara (1.8 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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