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About Paniala Village

Paniala is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 25 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 31.26 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 25
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paniala compares

By the 2011 count Paniala is the 295th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 31.26 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Paniala

Paniala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paniala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paniala from other places

Paniala lies about 29 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 20 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 Paniala
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 20 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 29 km
Nearest town Talwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Paniala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniala village had a population of 51. That makes it the 295th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Paniala village has 25 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniala has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Paniala is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniala covers 31.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paniala falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paniala is Amb Andaura, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paniala.

Paniala is about 29 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniala is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 9.0 km away. Amb Andaura is about 20 km away. Hamirpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakkar (under 2 km), Sohri (under 2 km) and Sukrala (1.8 km).

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

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