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About Panapukur Village

Panapukur is one of the larger villages in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,770, made up of 2,915 males and 2,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panapukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panapukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 199.31 hectares
Population 5,770
Male Population 2,915
Female Population 2,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Panapukur compares

By the 2011 count Panapukur is the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 199.31 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Panapukur

Panapukur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panapukur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panapukur from other places

Panapukur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Panapukur
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar II 31 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Panapukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar II tehsil.

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 Panapukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Panapukur village had a population of 5,770. That makes it the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Panapukur village has 2,915 males and 2,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panapukur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Panapukur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panapukur covers 199.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panapukur falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panapukur 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 Panapukur.

Panapukur is about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panapukur is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Bhangar II is about 31 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swastayan Gachhi (7.6 km), Paikan (9.2 km) and Majerhat (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Panapukur today is likely to be higher.

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