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About Panwara Village

Panwara is a mid sized village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,881, made up of 1,010 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Panwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Tharthari
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,881
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Panwara compares

By the 2011 count Panwara is the 15th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Panwara

Panwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panwara 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 Panwara from other places

Panwara lies about 8.5 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 6.8 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 Panwara
Nearest railway station Chandi 6.8 km
Nearest town Hilsa 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharthari 8.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 8.5 km

Villages closest to Panwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panwara village had a population of 1,881. That makes it the 15th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Panwara village has 1,010 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panwara has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Panwara covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panwara falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panwara is Chandi, about 6.8 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 Panwara.

Panwara is about 8.5 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panwara is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Chandi is about 6.8 km away. Hilsa is about 8.0 km away. Tharthari is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basta (under 2 km), Dhotu Chak (under 2 km) and Kanjhiawna (under 2 km).

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

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