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About Panjola Village

Panjola is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 137 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 173.61 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 137
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjola compares

By the 2011 count Panjola is the 65th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 173.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Panjola

Panjola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panjola as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panjola from other places

Panjola lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Panjola
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 15 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 26 km

Villages closest to Panjola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjola village had a population of 253. That makes it the 65th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Panjola village has 137 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjola has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Panjola is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjola covers 173.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panjola falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjola is Nurpur Road, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panjola.

Panjola is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjola is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanoli (1.9 km), Purkhara (2.1 km) and Utki (2.3 km).

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

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