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About Panj Taran Village

Panj Taran is a mid sized village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 453 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panj Taran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panj Taran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Karnah
Pincode 193225
Area (hectares) 71.2 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 453
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
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 Panj Taran compares

By the 2011 count Panj Taran is the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 71.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Panj Taran

Panj Taran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panj Taran 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 Panj Taran from other places

Panj Taran lies about 46 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 56 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 Panj Taran
Tehsil headquarters Karnah 5.1 km
District headquarters Kupwara 46 km
Nearest town Kopawor 46 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 56 km

Villages closest to Panj Taran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnah 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 Panj Taran

As per the Census of India 2011, Panj Taran village had a population of 822. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Panj Taran village has 453 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panj Taran has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Panj Taran is 193225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panj Taran covers 71.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panj Taran falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Panj Taran is Baramula, about 56 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 Panj Taran.

Panj Taran is about 46 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panj Taran is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about 5.1 km away. Kupwara is about 46 km away. Kopawor is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pingla Haridal (under 2 km), Pararah (under 2 km) and Tad (under 2 km).

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

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