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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Panchla
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.54|N|88.14|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 7
| population_total = 26,432
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 711322
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Panchla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Panchla]]
| website = {{URL|howrah.gov.in/}}
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'''Panchla''' is a [[census town]] in [[Panchla (community development block)|Panchla]] CD Block of [[Howrah Sadar subdivision]] in [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm | title=District-wise list of stautory towns | publisher=Census Commission of India | access-date=2009-01-28 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191128/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm | archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Panchla is located at {{Coord|22.54|N|88.14|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Panchla.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Panchla]</ref> It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).

==Demographics==
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Panchla had a total population of 26,432 of which 13,573 (51%) were males and 12,859 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,528. The total number of literates in Panchla was 18,730 (81.78% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 11 May 2016}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Panchla had a population of 22,087. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Panchla has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Panchla, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Economics==
[[Zardozi]] embroidery with gold zari, seed pearls, sequins and beads is mainly produced by Muslim craftsmen of Panchla with six basic designs – leaf, flower, bird, animal, geometric and filler. This ornamental and dramatic embellishment is being used to create exclusive garments and accessories by leading fashion houses worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://craftsbengal.com/craft.html | title = Crafts and Textiles | publisher =Crafts Council of West Bengal | work = Zardozi | access-date = 2009-01-28}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Howrah District}}
{{Craft centres in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]

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