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About Paneja Village

Paneja is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 641 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paneja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paneja village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 126.9 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 641
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Paneja compares

By the 2011 count Paneja is the 12th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 126.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Paneja

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

Paneja lies about 14 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 54 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 Paneja
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 14 km
District headquarters Doda 14 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 54 km

Villages closest to Paneja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paneja village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 12th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Paneja village has 641 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paneja has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Paneja is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paneja covers 126.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paneja falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Paneja is Udhampur, about 54 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 Paneja.

Paneja is about 14 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paneja is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 14 km away. Doda is about 14 km away. Udhampur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanote (4.0 km), Darsu (4.1 km) and Himote (4.5 km).

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

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