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About Panchkahalia Village

Panchkahalia is a mid sized village in Gopiballavpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 798 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchkahalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchkahalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur I
Pincode 721506
Area (hectares) 220.96 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 798
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchkahalia compares

By the 2011 count Panchkahalia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 546 residents. Its 220.96 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Panchkahalia

Panchkahalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchkahalia as Available within 5 - 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 Noagaon, Noha Malia, Paikrasol and Paira Kuli. 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 Panchkahalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchkahalia village had a population of 1,562. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 546 residents.

Panchkahalia village has 798 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchkahalia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Panchkahalia is 721506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchkahalia covers 220.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchkahalia falls under Gopiballavpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchkahalia 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 village for Panchkahalia.

Panchkahalia is in Gopiballavpur 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 Panchkahalia today is likely to be higher.

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