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About Panarala Village

Panarala is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 504 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panarala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panarala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 61.15 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 504
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panarala compares

By the 2011 count Panarala is the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 61.15 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Panarala

Panarala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panarala as Available within 5 - 10 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 Panarala from other places

Panarala lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 5.3 km away. 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 Panarala
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 5.3 km
Nearest town Baruipur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Panarala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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 Panarala

As per the Census of India 2011, Panarala village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Panarala village has 504 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panarala has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Panarala is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panarala covers 61.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panarala falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panarala is Dakshin Durgapur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Panarala is about 21 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.

Panarala is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 5.3 km away. Baruipur is about 7.2 km away. Bishnupur I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikjor (under 2 km), Julpia (under 2 km) and Matsyakhali (under 2 km).

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

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