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About Panchgechhya Village

Panchgechhya is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 387 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchgechhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchgechhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 98.35 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 387
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panchgechhya compares

By the 2011 count Panchgechhya is the 87th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 98.35 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Panchgechhya

Panchgechhya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchgechhya 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Masjidpur, Mirzapur, Mundapara and Murabania. 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 Panchgechhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchgechhya village had a population of 775. That makes it the 87th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Panchgechhya village has 387 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchgechhya has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Panchgechhya is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchgechhya covers 98.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchgechhya falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchgechhya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Panchgechhya.

Panchgechhya is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba 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 Panchgechhya today is likely to be higher.

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