Panchrol | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 21°49′59″N 87°27′10″E / 21.8331°N 87.4527°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,615 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 721447 |
Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Midnapore |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Egra |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Panchrol is a village and a gram panchayat in the Egra I CD block in the Egra subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
In the Egra copper plate inscription recovered at Panchrol, it is mentioned that Ekatakaksha was an administrative centre during the rule of Shashanka.[1]
Panchrol is located at 21°49′59″N 87°27′10″E / 21.8331°N 87.4527°E.
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Panchrol had a total population of 5,615, of which 2913 (52%) were males and 2,702 (48%) were females. There were 543 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Panchrol was 4,425 (87.24% of the population over 6 years).[3]
David J. McCutchion mentions:[4]
There is a primary health centre at Kasabagola, PO Panchrol (with 2 beds).[5]
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