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About Panahr Village

Panahr is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 221 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 221
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panahr compares

By the 2011 count Panahr is the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Panahr

Panahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panahr 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panahr from other places

Panahr lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 42 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 Panahr
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 17 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 39 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 42 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Panahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panahr village had a population of 421. That makes it the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Panahr village has 221 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panahr has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Panahr is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panahr covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panahr falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panahr is Shimla, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Panahr.

Panahr is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panahr is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 17 km away. Sundarnagar is about 39 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handel (under 2 km), Tipri (under 2 km) and D P F Lahri Shilh (under 2 km).

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

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