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About Penchamura Village

Penchamura is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 156 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penchamura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penchamura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 76.97 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 156
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penchamura compares

By the 2011 count Penchamura is the 157th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 76.97 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Penchamura

Penchamura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Penchamura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patgara, Patharberia, Patharmari and Patharpara. 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 Penchamura

As per the Census of India 2011, Penchamura village had a population of 304. That makes it the 157th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Penchamura village has 156 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penchamura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Penchamura is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penchamura covers 76.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penchamura falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Penchamura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Penchamura.

Penchamura is in Garbeta 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 Penchamura today is likely to be higher.

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