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About Panapur Village

Panapur is one of the larger villages in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,310, made up of 13,923 males and 12,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1992 hectares hectares.

Panapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Area (hectares) 1992 hectares
Population 26,310
Male Population 13,923
Female Population 12,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panapur compares

By the 2011 count Panapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 1992 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Panapur

Panapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Panapur from other places

Panapur lies about 11 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Digha Bridge Halt, about 3.2 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 Panapur
Nearest railway station Digha Bridge Halt 3.2 km
Nearest town Dinapur Nizamat 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinapur Cum Khagaul 11 km
District headquarters Patna 11 km

Villages closest to Panapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 Panapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Panapur village had a population of 26,310. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Panapur village has 13,923 males and 12,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panapur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Panapur covers 1992 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panapur falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Panapur is Digha Bridge Halt, about 3.2 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 km distance for Panapur.

Panapur is about 11 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panapur is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Digha Bridge Halt is about 3.2 km away. Dinapur Nizamat is about 4.3 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jafarpur (3.6 km), Kafarpur (3.6 km) and Harsham Chak (3.7 km).

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

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