Skip to main content

About Panch Mahar Village

Panch Mahar is a small village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 256 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panch Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panch Mahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721242
Area (hectares) 89.42 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 256
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panch Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Panch Mahar is the 87th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 89.42 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Panch Mahar

Panch Mahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panch Mahar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nischintapur, Nishan Chak, Nonadanga and Paikmajita. 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 Panch Mahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Panch Mahar village had a population of 485. That makes it the 87th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Panch Mahar village has 256 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panch Mahar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Panch Mahar is 721242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panch Mahar covers 89.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panch Mahar falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panch Mahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Panch Mahar.

Panch Mahar is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Panch Mahar today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All