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About Panrua Village

Panrua is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 506 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares.

Panrua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panrua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Purbi Tundi
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 506
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Panrua compares

By the 2011 count Panrua is the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Panrua

Panrua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Panrua 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 Panrua from other places

Panrua lies about 54 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 5.3 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 Panrua
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 5.3 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Purbi Tundi 32 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 54 km

Villages closest to Panrua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbi Tundi 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 Panrua

As per the Census of India 2011, Panrua village had a population of 984. That makes it the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Panrua village has 506 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panrua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Panrua covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panrua falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Panrua is Madankata Railway Station, about 5.3 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 Panrua.

Panrua is about 54 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panrua is in Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Madankata Railway Station is about 5.3 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Purbi Tundi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharpur (10 km), Rampur (13 km) and Talbahal (14 km).

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

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