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About Panjehra Village

Panjehra is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 536 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 140.1 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 536
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panjehra compares

By the 2011 count Panjehra is the 22nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 140.1 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Panjehra

Panjehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panjehra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panjehra from other places

Panjehra lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 7.5 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 Panjehra
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 12 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Panjehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjehra village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Panjehra village has 536 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjehra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Panjehra is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjehra covers 140.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panjehra falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjehra is Bharatgarh, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Panjehra.

Panjehra is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjehra is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 7.5 km away. Nalagarh is about 12 km away. Ropar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaulanwala (under 2 km), Sobhan Majra (under 2 km) and Androla Nihla (under 2 km).

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

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