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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Panchobh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Darbhanga district|Darbhanga]]
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| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
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| population_as_of = 2013
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 846001
| area_code = 06272 260_ _ _
| area_code_type = Telephone code
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = More Than Eighty (80) Percent
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
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'''Panchobh''' is a village in [[Darbhanga District]], [[Bihar]], India. It is one of the largest villages in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila Region]] by area and population. The town of [[Laheriasarai]], the administrative headquarters of Darbhanga district, is eight kilometers to the east. The name of the village comes from the ancestor Sri Panchu Baba, who established the village.

==Geography==
Floods occur in the area in July and August, and cause damage. The main commerce of the village is agriculture.

==Demographics==
[[Maithili language|Maithili]] is the spoken language of Panchobh. [[Brahmin]] dominate the village population, and several other castes live in nearby villages. Other castes present in the village are: [[Rajput]], [[Yadav]], [[Dhanuk]], [[Badhay (carpenter)]], [[Khatvay]], [[Muslim]], [[Nai (caste)|Nai]], [[Dhobi]], [[Kumhar]] and others. In [[Mahnauli]], Rajputs are in the majority.

== Transport ==
Panchobh is located beside State Highway 50 (SH 50), to [[Samastipur]]. Panchobh is also located alongside the National Highway 57 (NH 57) near [[Simri]], which goes to [[Porbandar]] (Gujarat) and [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]. Panchobh is 8.5 km from Laheriasarai station, and 14 km from Darbhanga station.

==Education==
Panchobh has a high school, a middle school, a primary school, and a [[Saraswati Sishu Mandir]].

[[Dev Narayan High School]] (DN High School) was established in the village in 1957, near the [[Rajwan]] of Dihrampur Village. The school is named after D.N. Jha (Birla), a local businessman.

==Political representation==
Panchobh is in the [[Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Darbhanga]] constituency. [[Gopalji Thakur]] of the [[BJP]] is the MP. Panchobh comes under [[Bahadurpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bahadurpur]] MLA constituency. Madan sahni of the [[JDU]] is the MLA since 2020.

==Temples==
Temples in Panchobh include:

* [[Bhola baba mandir]] - known as "Sivala"
* [[Brahm baba mandir]] - Known as "Baba Dihbar"
* [[Ram-janki mandir]] - known as "Shthal"
* [[Mata Durga sthan]] - Panchobh celebrates [[Durga Puja]] here every year.

Panchobh also has its own [[Shamashan Bhoomi]] behind [[Maa Durga Sthan]].

==External links==
* [http://www.appanmithila.com/new_page_27.htm Know...More About Mithila]
* [http://www.mithilaonline.com Mithila Website]
* [http://www.maithili.net Maithili Website]
* [http://www.mithilainfotech.com www.mithilainfotech.com]
* [http://www.vidyapawebsite in Maithili]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

[[Category:Villages in Darbhanga district|Panchobh]]

Panchobh - Revision history

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