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About Panka Village

Panka is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 726 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.75 hectares hectares.

Panka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 28.75 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 726
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panka compares

By the 2011 count Panka is the 81st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 28.75 hectares work out to about 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Panka

Panka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panka 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panka from other places

Panka lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 3.7 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 Panka
Nearest railway station Khurial 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Panka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panka village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 81st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Panka village has 726 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panka has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Panka covers 28.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panka falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panka is Khurial, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Panka.

Panka is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panka is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about 3.7 km away. Azamnagar is about 7.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajla (under 2 km), Damaipur (under 2 km) and Pariharpur (1.7 km).

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

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