About Panchal Village

Panchal is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,069, made up of 1,580 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	590 hectares
Population	3,069
Male Population	1,580
Female Population	1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchal compares

By the 2011 count Panchal is the 15th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Panchal

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

Panchal lies about 12 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 12 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 Panchal
District headquarters	Ramban	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Khari	12 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	24 km

Villages closest to Panchal

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

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Common questions about Panchal

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchal village had a population of 3,069. That makes it the 15th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Panchal village has 1,580 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Panchal is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchal covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchal falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Panchal is Khari, about 12 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 village for Panchal.

Panchal is about 12 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchal is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Ramban is about 12 km away. Banihal is about 12 km away. Khari is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.