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About Panpu Village

Panpu is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 452 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.16 hectares hectares.

Panpu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panpu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 105.16 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 452
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panpu compares

By the 2011 count Panpu is the 80th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 105.16 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Panpu

Panpu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panpu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panpu from other places

Panpu lies about 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about under 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 Panpu
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 1.7 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 18 km

Villages closest to Panpu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panpu village had a population of 878. That makes it the 80th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Panpu village has 452 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panpu has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Panpu covers 105.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panpu falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panpu is Wanabar Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Panpu.

Panpu is about 18 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panpu is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Wanabar Halt is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 1.7 km away. Jehanabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makarpur (under 2 km), Damodarpur (under 2 km) and Kukri Bigha (1.6 km).

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

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