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About Panhad Village

Panhad is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,597, made up of 1,381 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panhad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 445.2 hectares
Population 2,597
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panhad compares

By the 2011 count Panhad is the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 445.2 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Panhad

Panhad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Panhad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Panhad from other places

Panhad lies about 6.8 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 57 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 Panhad
District headquarters Rajouri 6.8 km
Nearest town Rajaori 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 22 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 57 km

Villages closest to Panhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panhad village had a population of 2,597. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Panhad village has 1,381 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panhad has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Panhad is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panhad covers 445.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panhad falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Panhad is Dugga, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Panhad.

Panhad is about 6.8 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panhad is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 6.8 km away. Rajaori is about 11 km away. Budhal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parori Gujjran (2.3 km), Chambi Trar (2.7 km) and Tarkasi (3.4 km).

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

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