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Panchghara

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Panchghara
Census Town
Panchghara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Panchghara Panchghara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°44′08″N 88°16′03″E / 22.7356°N 88.2675°E / 22.7356; 88.2675
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population (2011)
• Total	8,428
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	wb.gov.in

Panchghara is a census towninChanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivisionofHooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.^[1]

Geography[edit]

5km
3miles

Kotalpur

Krishnapur

Garalgachha

Barijhati

Pairagchha

Janai

Chikrand

Naiti

Panchghara

Baksa

CTV

Begampur

Purba Tajpur

Jaykrishnapur

Kapashanria

Tisa

Kharsarai

Chanditala

Bhagabatipur

Ramanathpur

Kumirmora

Nababpur

Dudhkalmi

Manirampur

Gangadharpur

Jangalpara

Masat

Furfura Sharif

Antpur

Jangipara

Rajbalhat

Dankuni

Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Panchghara is located at 22°44′08″N 88°16′03″E / 22.7356°N 88.2675°E / 22.7356; 88.2675.

Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.^[2]

Urbanisation[edit]

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).^[3]^[4] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[edit]

As per 2011 Census of India Panchghara had a total population of 8,428 of which 4,168 (49%) were males and 4,260 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 916. The total number of literates in Panchghara was 5,810 (77.34% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration[edit]

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).^[5]

Transport[edit]

The nearest railway station, Janai Road railway station is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Education[edit]

Panchghara P.S. High School Management : Dept. of Education, Village Name : Panchghara-x, Category : U. Primary & Sec. Type Of School : Co-Educational

References[edit]

^ "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.

^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

^ ^a ^b "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

^ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Cities, towns and locations in Srirampore subdivision

Cities, municipal, census towns
and villages

MunicipalityinSrirampore subdivision	Serampore Uttarpara Kotrung Konnagar Rishra Dankuni Baidyabati
Chanditalal–I C D block	Akuni Alipur Anantarampur Aniya Aushbati Azabnagar Bade Sola Baghati Ban Panchbere Banamalipur Bandpur Banipur Bankrishnapur Bara Choughara Bhadua Bhagabatipur Chak Bangla Chak Tajpur Chota Choughara Dudhkalmi Dudhkanra Dudhkomra Ganeshpur Gangadharpur Gopalpur Haripur Ichhapasar Jagmohanpur Jalamadul Jangalpara Jiara Kalyanbati Kanaidanga Krishnanagar Krishnarampur Kumirmora Madhupur Malipukur Mamudpur Manirampur Masat Metekhal Mukundapur Nababpur Pakur Paschim Tajpur Patul Radhaballabhpur Raghunathpur Ramanathpur Sadpur Sandhipur Sehakhala Shyamsundarpur Singjor Suchiya
Chanditala–II C D block	Adan Baksa Bamandanga Bankagachha Barijhati Begampur Beledanga Benipur Chanditala Chikrand Danpatipur Duttapur Eklakhi Garalgachha Gokulpur Jagannathbati Janai Jaykrishnapur Kalachhara Kapashanria Khanpur Kharsarai Khoragari Krishnapur Madhabpur Makhalpara Monoharpur Mrigala Naiti Okardaha Pairagachha Panchghara Purba Tajpur Sahana Sanka Thero Tisa
Jangipara C D block	Antpur Furfura Sharif Jangipara Rajbalhat
Sreerampur Uttarpara C D block	Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) Dakshin Rajyadharpur Kanaipur Nabagram Colony

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Cities, towns and locations in Hooghly district

Cities,
municipalities
and
census towns

Chinsurah subdivision	Alikhoja Amodghata Badhagachhi Bansberia Batika Chak Bansberia Dharmapur Hansghara Hugli-Chuchura Jirat Keota Kodalia Kola Kulihanda Mirdhanga Madhusudanpur Manushpur Naldanga Namajgram Pandua Purusattompur Raghunathpur (PS-Magra) Shankhanagar Simla Sripur
Chandannagore subdivision	Balarambati Bargachhia Baruipara Bhadreswar Borai Champdani Chandannagar Jagatnagar Nasibpur Singur Tarakeswar
Srirampore subdivision	Baidyabati Baksa Bamunari Barijhati Basai Begampur Belumilki Bhagabatipur Chikrand Dakshin Rajyadharpur Dankuni Dudhkalmi Gangadharpur Garalgachha Janai Jangalpara Jaykrishnapur Kanaipur Kapashanria Kharsarai Konnagar Krishnapur Kumirmora Manirampur Masat Nababpur Nabagram Colony Naiti Nawapara Pairagachha Panchghara Purba Tajpur Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) Rajbalhat Ramanathpur Rishra Rishra (CT) Serampore Tisa Uttarpara
Arambag subdivision	Arambag

Locations
other than
cities and towns

Chinsurah subdivision	Balagarh Barun Napara Boinchi Dadpur Debanandapur Dhaniakhali Guptipara Gurap Itachuna Maheswarpur Mogra Polba Saptagram (historical) Saptagram (modern) Sugandha Tribeni
Chandannagore subdivision	Anandanagar Bajemelia Bandel Beraberi Champadanga Dwarhatta Gondalpara Gopalnagar Haripal Jejur
Srirampore subdivision	Adan Akuni Alipur Anantarampur Aniya Antpur Aushbati Azabnagar Bade Sola Baghati Bamandanga Ban Panchbere Banamalipur Bandpur Banipur Bankagachha Bankrishnapur Bara Choughara Beledanga Benipur Bhadua Chak Bangla Chak Tajpur Chanditala Chota Choughara Danpatipur Dudhkanra Dudhkomra Duttapur Eklakhi Furfura Sharif Ganeshpur Gopalpur Gokulpur Haripur Ichhapasar Jagannathbati Jagmohanpur Jalamadul Jangipara Jiara Kalachhara Kalyanbati Kanaidanga Khanpur Khoragari Kotalpur Krishnanagar Krishnarampur Madhabpur Madhupur Makhalpara Malipukur Mamudpur Metekhal Monoharpur Mrigala Mukundapur Okardaha Pakur Paschim Tajpur Patul Radhaballabhpur Raghunathpur Sadpur Sahana Sandhipur Sanka Sehakhala Shyamsundarpur Singjor Suchiya Thero
Arambag subdivision	Badanganj Bali Dewanganj Bengai Bhalia Dihi Bayara Fului Gar Mandaran Ghol Digrui Goghat Gourhati Hamirbati Hat Basantapur Kayapat Keshabpur Kamarpukur Kanpur Khanakul Madhabpur Mamudpur Memanpur Parul Pursurah Radhanagore Satberia Shyambazar

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