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About Panchami Village

Panchami is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 291 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchami village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 120.73 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 291
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchami compares

By the 2011 count Panchami is the 71st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 120.73 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Panchami

Panchami is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchami 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 Nutandihi, Paharajpur, Pakuryapal and Panchakhali. 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 Panchami

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchami village had a population of 570. That makes it the 71st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Panchami village has 291 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchami has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Panchami is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchami covers 120.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchami falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchami 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 Panchami.

Panchami is in Jhargram 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 Panchami today is likely to be higher.

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