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About Paniyan Village

Paniyan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 48 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 48
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Paniyan compares

By the 2011 count Paniyan is the 264th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Paniyan

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

Paniyan lies about 5.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 5.1 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 Paniyan
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.8 km

Villages closest to Paniyan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Paniyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniyan village had a population of 90. That makes it the 264th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Paniyan village has 48 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniyan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Paniyan is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniyan covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paniyan falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paniyan is Summer Hill, about 5.1 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 Paniyan.

Paniyan is about 5.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniyan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 5.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 5.8 km away. Shimla is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumi (under 2 km), Up Muhal Jangal Awal Dumi (under 2 km) and Chaola (under 2 km).

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

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