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About Panchsata Village

Panchsata is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 953 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchsata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchsata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 69.84 hectares
Population 1,894
Male Population 953
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchsata compares

By the 2011 count Panchsata is the 37th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 69.84 hectares work out to about 27 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 954.

Getting to Panchsata

Panchsata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panchsata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Panchsata from other places

Panchsata lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.5 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 Panchsata
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 8.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Panchsata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchsata village had a population of 1,894. That makes it the 37th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Panchsata village has 953 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchsata has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Panchsata covers 69.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchsata falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchsata is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance for Panchsata.

Panchsata is about 25 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.

Panchsata is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 8.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.6 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinchabaria (under 2 km), Amira (under 2 km) and Tapha (under 2 km).

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

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