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About Panol Village

Panol is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 186 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 128.53 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 186
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panol compares

By the 2011 count Panol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 128.53 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Panol

Panol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panol 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panol from other places

Panol lies about 50 km from Kangra, 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 Panol
Nearest town Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Panol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panol village had a population of 408. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Panol village has 186 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panol has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Panol is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panol covers 128.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panol falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panol is Nurpur Road, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Panol is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panol is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Baroh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaprehr (4.7 km), Chudrehr (4.7 km) and Khaprer (4.7 km).

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

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