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About Pantoka Village

Pantoka is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,421, made up of 2,363 males and 2,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pantoka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pantoka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 4,421
Male Population 2,363
Female Population 2,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pantoka compares

By the 2011 count Pantoka is the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Pantoka

Pantoka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pantoka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pantoka from other places

Pantoka lies about 41 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Raxaul, about 2.2 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 Pantoka
Nearest railway station Raxaul 2.2 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 41 km

Villages closest to Pantoka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pantoka village had a population of 4,421. That makes it the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Pantoka village has 2,363 males and 2,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pantoka has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Pantoka is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pantoka covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pantoka falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pantoka is Raxaul, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pantoka.

Pantoka is about 41 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pantoka is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 2.2 km away. Purba Champaran is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haraiya (under 2 km), Sihpur (1.9 km) and Ekderwa (2.2 km).

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

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