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About Gar Panchkot Village

Gar Panchkot is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 732 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1624.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gar Panchkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gar Panchkot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723144
Area (hectares) 1624.32 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 732
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gar Panchkot compares

By the 2011 count Gar Panchkot is the 15th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 1624.32 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gar Panchkot

Gar Panchkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gar Panchkot 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dudhiapani, Dumarhir, Durgapur and Erekusum. 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 Gar Panchkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gar Panchkot village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 15th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Gar Panchkot village has 732 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gar Panchkot has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gar Panchkot is 723144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gar Panchkot covers 1624.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gar Panchkot falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Gar Panchkot is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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 Gar Panchkot today is likely to be higher.

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