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About Panjnara Village

Panjnara is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 517 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjnara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjnara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 517
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjnara compares

By the 2011 count Panjnara is the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Panjnara

Panjnara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panjnara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Panjnara from other places

Panjnara lies about 22 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 32 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 Panjnara
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 12 km
District headquarters Rajouri 22 km
Nearest town Rajaori 31 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 32 km

Villages closest to Panjnara

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 Panjnara

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjnara village had a population of 922. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Panjnara village has 517 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjnara has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

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

Panjnara covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Panjnara is Dugga, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Panjnara.

Panjnara is about 22 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjnara is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 12 km away. Rajouri is about 22 km away. Rajaori is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thelapera (2.0 km), Khowas (2.9 km) and Bhela (3.4 km).

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

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