Panchpara

Panchpara
Census Town
Panchpara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Panchpara Panchpara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°34′03″N88°15′22″E / 22.567428°N 88.256140°E / 22.567428; 88.256140 Coordinates: 22°34′03″N88°15′22″E / 22.567428°N 88.256140°E / 22.567428; 88.256140
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,283
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	711317
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

Panchpara is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. ^[1]

Geography

Panchpara is located at 22°34′03″N88°15′22″E / 22.567428°N 88.256140°E / 22.567428; 88.256140 .

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Panchpara had a total population of 19,283 of which 9,976 (52%) were males and 9,307 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,415. The total number of literates in Panchpara was 14,127 (83.75% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Panchpara was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. ^[3]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Panchpara had a population of 15,078. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Panchpara has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and female literacy is 67%. In Panchpara, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Satyen Bose Road is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

• 69 Sankrail railway station - Howrah Station

Mini Bus

• 24 Sankrail railway station - Howrah Station

Bus Routes Without Numbers

• Sankrail railway station - New Town Shapoorji Housing Estate
• Sarenga (Kolatala More) - New Town Unitech

Train

Mourigram railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.

References

1. "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.