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About Panchghora Village

Panchghora is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,383 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchghora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchghora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 66.81 hectares
Population 2,689
Male Population 1,383
Female Population 1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchghora compares

By the 2011 count Panchghora is the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 66.81 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Panchghora

Panchghora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panchghora 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchghora from other places

Panchghora lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 1.8 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 Panchghora
Nearest railway station Hogla 1.8 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km

Villages closest to Panchghora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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 Panchghora

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchghora village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Panchghora village has 1,383 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchghora has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Panchghora is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchghora covers 66.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchghora falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchghora is Hogla, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance for Panchghora.

Panchghora is about 11 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.

Panchghora is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 1.8 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.6 km away. Jaynagar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baneshwarpur (under 2 km), Ramchandrapur (under 2 km) and Lakshmi Narayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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