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About Panchhara Village

Panchhara is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 379 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 107.02 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 379
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchhara compares

By the 2011 count Panchhara is the 63rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 107.02 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Panchhara

Panchhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchhara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nilganja, Nishchintapur, Nityanandapur and Pachami. 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 Panchhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchhara village had a population of 718. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Panchhara village has 379 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchhara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Panchhara is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchhara covers 107.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchhara falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Panchhara is in Chandrakona II 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 Panchhara today is likely to be higher.

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