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About Paniya Village

Paniya is a small village in Pistana tehsil, in the district of Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 78 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Paniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Lower Subansiri
Tehsil Pistana
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 78
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paniya compares

By the 2011 count Paniya is the 16th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 126 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Paniya

Paniya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paniya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paniya from other places

Paniya lies about 24 km from Lower Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 57 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paniya
Tehsil headquarters Pistana 22 km
District headquarters Lower Subansiri 24 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 57 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 66 km

Villages closest to Paniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pistana tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Paniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniya village had a population of 150. That makes it the 16th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 126 residents.

Paniya village has 78 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniya has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Paniya covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paniya falls under Pistana tehsil of Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paniya is Siajuli, about 57 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paniya.

Paniya is about 24 km from Lower Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniya is in Pistana tehsil of Lower Subansiri district. Pistana is about 22 km away. Lower Subansiri is about 24 km away. Siajuli is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deed (12 km), Namko Deed (12 km) and Neelam (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paniya today is likely to be higher.

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