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About Panalath Village

Panalath is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 208 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panalath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panalath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176024
Area (hectares) 54.91 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 208
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panalath compares

By the 2011 count Panalath is the 86th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 54.91 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Panalath

Panalath is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Panalath 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panalath from other places

Panalath lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Panalath
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Panalath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panalath village had a population of 440. That makes it the 86th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Panalath village has 208 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panalath has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Panalath is 176024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panalath covers 54.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panalath falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panalath is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Panalath is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panalath is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Khabal (under 2 km), Janala (under 2 km) and Jarpal (under 2 km).

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

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