By population, Panchra ranks #7 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panchra is a village of 3,412 people in 799 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 7th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 73%, 13 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Birbhum district centre, 15 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 3 km from Panchra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318399. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubrajpur Rural Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is ASMA BIBI, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 3,817 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Panchra →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panchra · this village | 3,412 | 73% | — |
| Bibharpur · Khoyrasol | 263 | 34% | 0.8 km NE |
| Simjuri · Khoyrasol | 213 | 66% | 1 km SW |
| Dherobazar · Khoyrasol | 935 | 50% | 1.4 km SW |
| Ranipathar · Khoyrasol | 3,753 | 49% | 1.7 km NW |
| Chak Derola · Khoyrasol | 0 | — | 1.7 km W |
| Amajola · Khoyrasol | 1,035 | 46% | 2 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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