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About Pankhai Village

Pankhai is a large village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,269, made up of 2,162 males and 2,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pankhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pankhai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 410.67 hectares
Population 4,269
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 2,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pankhai compares

By the 2011 count Pankhai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 410.67 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pankhai

Pankhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pankhai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Oashil Chak, Oshmanpur, Pacharya and Padar Bheri. 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 Pankhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pankhai village had a population of 4,269. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Pankhai village has 2,162 males and 2,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pankhai has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pankhai is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pankhai covers 410.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pankhai falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pankhai.

Pankhai is in Khejuri II 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 Pankhai today is likely to be higher.

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