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About Paniz Gam Village

Paniz Gam is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,606, made up of 1,901 males and 1,705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniz Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniz Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 270.3 hectares
Population 3,606
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paniz Gam compares

By the 2011 count Paniz Gam is the 14th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 270.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Paniz Gam

Paniz Gam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paniz Gam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paniz Gam from other places

Paniz Gam lies about 20 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 14 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 Paniz Gam
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 5.1 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 11 km
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 14 km
District headquarters Anantnag 20 km

Villages closest to Paniz Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokernag 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 Paniz Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniz Gam village had a population of 3,606. That makes it the 14th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Paniz Gam village has 1,901 males and 1,705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniz Gam has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Paniz Gam is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniz Gam covers 270.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paniz Gam falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Paniz Gam is Hiller Shahabad, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paniz Gam.

Paniz Gam is about 20 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniz Gam is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Kokernag is about 5.1 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 11 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nar Sanger (3.2 km), Kandi Warin (4.7 km) and Deval Gam (5.7 km).

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

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