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About Pantal Village

Pantal is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 271 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pantal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pantal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184141
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 271
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pantal compares

By the 2011 count Pantal is the 86th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Pantal

Pantal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pantal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pantal from other places

Pantal lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Pantal
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 23 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 35 km

Villages closest to Pantal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pantal village had a population of 522. That makes it the 86th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Pantal village has 271 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pantal has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Pantal is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pantal covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pantal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pantal is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pantal.

Pantal is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pantal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allu Chak (under 2 km), Balaahr (under 2 km) and Balahn Bala (under 2 km).

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

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