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About Paniala Village

Paniala is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 332 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 683.02 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 332
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Paniala compares

By the 2011 count Paniala is the 43rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 683.02 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Paniala

The census records public bus service for Paniala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paniala from other places

Paniala lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 8.9 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 Indora 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Kandrori 8.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Paniala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 657. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Paniala village has 332 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniala has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Paniala is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniala covers 683.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paniala falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paniala is Kandrori, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Paniala is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniala is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 2.8 km away. Kandrori is about 8.9 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghandran (2.4 km), Bela Indora (2.8 km) and Indora (2.8 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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