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About Panchet Village

Panchet is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,106, made up of 2,120 males and 1,986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchet village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721438
Area (hectares) 472.29 hectares
Population 4,106
Male Population 2,120
Female Population 1,986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchet compares

By the 2011 count Panchet is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 472.29 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Panchet

Panchet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchet 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matirampur, Muradpur, Mustaphapur and Nimja. 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 Panchet

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchet village had a population of 4,106. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Panchet village has 2,120 males and 1,986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchet has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Panchet is 721438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchet covers 472.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panchet falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panchet 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 km distance for Panchet.

Panchet is in Potashpur 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 Panchet today is likely to be higher.

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