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About Panchghara Village

Panchghara is a large village in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,075, made up of 1,110 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743271, 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 Habra I
Pincode 743271
Area (hectares) 125.78 hectares
Population 2,075
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 125.78 hectares work out to about 16 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 934.

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 - 10 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 Habra 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 Habra 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 2,075. That makes it the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Panchghara village has 1,110 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchghara has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Panchghara is 743271. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchghara covers 125.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchghara falls under Habra 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 - 10 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 Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 9.0 km away. Bhātpāra is about 10 km away. Habra 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 Uludanga (2.9 km), Bamandanga (5.1 km) and Jioldanga (5.1 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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