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About Panjhal Village

Panjhal is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 60 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 60
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjhal compares

By the 2011 count Panjhal is the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 941.

Getting to Panjhal

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

Panjhal lies about 13 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, 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 Panjhal
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 7.8 km
Nearest town Nāhan 7.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 13 km
Nearest railway station Barog 42 km

Villages closest to Panjhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjhal village had a population of 112. That makes it the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Panjhal village has 60 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjhal has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Panjhal is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjhal covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panjhal falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjhal is Barog, 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 Panjhal.

Panjhal is about 13 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjhal is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 7.8 km away. Nāhan is about 7.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shilnu Kalas (under 2 km), Dadhog (under 2 km) and Chai Mehrog (under 2 km).

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

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