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About Pangi Village

Pangi is a mid sized village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 422 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Kalpa
Pincode 172108
Area (hectares) 161.59 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 422
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangi compares

By the 2011 count Pangi is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 161.59 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Pangi

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

Pangi lies about under 2 km from Kinnaur. 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 Pangi
District headquarters Kinnaur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalpa 6.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 118 km

Villages closest to Pangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangi village had a population of 875. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Pangi village has 422 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pangi is 172108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pangi covers 161.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pangi falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pangi notes the nearest railway station 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 Pangi.

Pangi is about under 2 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pangi is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kinnaur is about under 2 km away. Kalpa is about 6.3 km away. Shimla is about 118 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Mehfuza Mehduda Pangi C 236 (under 2 km), Boktu (under 2 km) and Purbani Khas (2.1 km).

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

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