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About Panch Gansingber Village

Panch Gansingber is one of the larger villages in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,312, made up of 4,749 males and 4,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panch Gansingber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panch Gansingber village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 291.32 hectares
Population 9,312
Male Population 4,749
Female Population 4,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panch Gansingber compares

By the 2011 count Panch Gansingber is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 291.32 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Panch Gansingber

The census records public bus service for Panch Gansingber 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panch Gansingber from other places

Panch Gansingber lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 2.4 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 Panch Gansingber
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 2.4 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Panch Gansingber

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Panch Gansingber

As per the Census of India 2011, Panch Gansingber village had a population of 9,312. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Panch Gansingber village has 4,749 males and 4,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panch Gansingber has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Panch Gansingber is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panch Gansingber covers 291.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panch Gansingber falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panch Gansingber is Basuldanga, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Panch Gansingber.

Panch Gansingber is about 18 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.

Panch Gansingber is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 2.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 6.0 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (under 2 km), Gatura (under 2 km) and Joktabala (under 2 km).

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

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