Panskura

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Panskura

Coordinates22.40°, 87.72°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Panskura is a town and municipality in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the river bank of Kangsabati Kangsabati River.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in West Bengal

• Kolaghat
  10.4 mi away
• Balichak
  10.5 mi away
• Tamluk
  15.3 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Bagnan
  16.7 mi away
• Mahishadal
  22.4 mi away
• Medinipur
  25 mi away · pop. 169,300
• Uluberia
  25 mi away · pop. 222,200
• Chandrakona
  26.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kharagpur
  26.9 mi away · pop. 207,600
• Pujali
  26.9 mi away · pop. 37,047
• Budge Budge
  29.6 mi away · pop. 76,837
• Belda
  33.1 mi away

Browse all places in West Bengal →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

African Giant Snail

Lissachatina fulica

Seen 2026-08-07

Eastern Barn Owl

Tyto javanica

Seen 2025-09-04

Asthma Plant

Euphorbia hirta

Seen 2025-09-04

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2025-08-17

Bengal Sacred Langur

Semnopithecus entellus

Seen 2025-08-17

Scarlet Skimmer

Crocothemis servilia

Seen 2025-08-17

Quaker

Neopithecops zalmora

Seen 2025-05-04

Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

Seen 2024-01-20

Lesser Balloon Vine

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Seen 2024-01-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers