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About Panchjan Village

Panchjan is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 238 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchjan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 238
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panchjan compares

By the 2011 count Panchjan is the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Panchjan

Panchjan 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 Panchjan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Neri Kotla, Nika Thana, Pabo and Palhoon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Panchjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchjan village had a population of 491. That makes it the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Panchjan village has 238 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchjan has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Panchjan is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchjan covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchjan falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Panchjan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Panchjan is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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