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About Panjsei Village

Panjsei is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 641 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjsei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjsei village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 641
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
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 Panjsei compares

By the 2011 count Panjsei is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Panjsei

Panjsei is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panjsei 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 Panjsei from other places

Panjsei lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 42 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 Panjsei
District headquarters Chamba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 28 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 42 km

Villages closest to Panjsei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjsei village had a population of 1,151. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Panjsei village has 641 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjsei has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Panjsei is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjsei covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panjsei falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjsei is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 42 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 Panjsei.

Panjsei is about 13 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjsei is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 13 km away. Brahmaur is about 28 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Parun Goth (3.1 km), R F Dagola (10 km) and Dhar Jol (12 km).

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

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