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About Panjali Village

Panjali is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 79 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 79
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
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 Panjali compares

By the 2011 count Panjali is the 98th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1036.

Getting to Panjali

Panjali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panjali 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 Panjali from other places

Panjali lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 16 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 Panjali
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Panjali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjali village had a population of 144. That makes it the 98th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Panjali village has 79 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjali has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Panjali is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjali covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panjali falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjali is Jutogh, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panjali.

Panjali is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjali is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 9.7 km away. Jutogh is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panohi (1.6 km), Ghatru (1.7 km) and Halot (2.1 km).

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

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