Panchpara

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

Panchpara
Census Town
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Coordinates: 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

Geography

Panchpara is located at 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.