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About Panghai Village

Panghai is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,994, made up of 2,047 males and 1,947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 930.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panghai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panghai village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 930.4 hectares
Population 3,994
Male Population 2,047
Female Population 1,947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panghai compares

By the 2011 count Panghai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 930.4 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Panghai

Panghai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panghai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Panghai from other places

Panghai lies about 21 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 63 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 Panghai
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 2.7 km
Nearest town Rajaori 21 km
District headquarters Rajouri 21 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 63 km

Villages closest to Panghai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panghai village had a population of 3,994. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Panghai village has 2,047 males and 1,947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panghai has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Panghai is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panghai covers 930.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panghai falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Panghai is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 63 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 village for Panghai.

Panghai is about 21 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panghai is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 2.7 km away. Rajaori is about 21 km away. Rajouri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahdra (under 2 km), Manhal (1.7 km) and Kals (2.0 km).

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

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