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About Paneka Village

Paneka is a mid sized village in Rajnandgaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 647 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paneka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paneka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Rajnandgaon
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 380.28 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 647
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paneka compares

By the 2011 count Paneka is the 58th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 380.28 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Paneka

Paneka 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 Paneka as Available. 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 Paneka from other places

Paneka lies about 4.0 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Paneka
Tehsil headquarters Rajnandgaon 4.0 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 4.0 km

Villages closest to Paneka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paneka village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 58th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Paneka village has 647 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paneka has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Paneka is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paneka covers 380.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paneka falls under Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Paneka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Paneka.

Paneka is about 4.0 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paneka is in Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 4.0 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankal (under 2 km), Farhad (1.6 km) and Bhanwar Mara (1.7 km).

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

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