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About Panchpara Village

Panchpara is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 732 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 94.13 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 732
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchpara compares

By the 2011 count Panchpara is the 53rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 94.13 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Panchpara

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

How far is Panchpara from other places

Panchpara lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 1.5 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 Panchpara
Nearest railway station Hotar 1.5 km
Nearest town Baruipur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Panchpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchpara village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Panchpara village has 732 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchpara has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Panchpara is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchpara covers 94.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panchpara falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panchpara is Hotar, about 1.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panchpara.

Panchpara is about 16 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.

Panchpara is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 1.5 km away. Baruipur is about 8.1 km away. Magrahat II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratna (under 2 km), Hotar (under 2 km) and Heria (under 2 km).

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

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