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About Panjain Village

Panjain is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 411 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 156.32 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 411
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjain compares

By the 2011 count Panjain is the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 156.32 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Panjain

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

Panjain lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Panjain
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 4.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 51 km

Villages closest to Panjain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Panjain

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjain village had a population of 823. That makes it the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Panjain village has 411 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjain has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Panjain is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjain covers 156.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panjain falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjain is Buffer Stop, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Panjain.

Panjain is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjain is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 4.6 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Buffer Stop is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadwari (under 2 km), Lagriana (under 2 km) and Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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