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About Panwi Khas Village

Panwi Khas is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 1,013 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 325 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panwi Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panwi Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 299.76 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 325
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panwi Khas compares

By the 2011 count Panwi Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 299.76 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Panwi Khas

Panwi Khas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panwi Khas 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panwi Khas from other places

Panwi Khas lies about 27 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 Panwi Khas
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 27 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 27 km
Nearest town Shimla 93 km

Villages closest to Panwi Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichar 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 Panwi Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Panwi Khas village had a population of 1,342. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Panwi Khas village has 1,013 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panwi Khas has about 325 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Panwi Khas is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panwi Khas covers 299.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panwi Khas falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Panwi Khas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Panwi Khas is about 27 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panwi Khas is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 27 km away. Kinnaur is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joktaring (under 2 km), Kandar (4.3 km) and D P F Ramni (4.9 km).

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

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