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About Pankhoria Village

Pankhoria is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 325 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pankhoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pankhoria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813204
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 325
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pankhoria compares

By the 2011 count Pankhoria is the 84th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Pankhoria

Pankhoria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pankhoria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pankhoria from other places

Pankhoria lies about 31 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 8.2 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 Pankhoria
Nearest railway station Ekchari 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Pankhoria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 Pankhoria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pankhoria village had a population of 637. That makes it the 84th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Pankhoria village has 325 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pankhoria has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Pankhoria is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pankhoria covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pankhoria falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pankhoria is Ekchari, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pankhoria.

Pankhoria is about 31 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pankhoria is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 8.2 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channo (under 2 km), Kurma (under 2 km) and Gohar (under 2 km).

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

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