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About Panga Village

Panga is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 879 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1909 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manjhari
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 1909 hectares
Population 1,733
Male Population 879
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panga compares

By the 2011 count Panga is the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 1909 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Panga

Panga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Panga from other places

Panga lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 7.9 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 Panga
Nearest railway station Talaburu 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Panga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panga village had a population of 1,733. That makes it the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Panga village has 879 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panga has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Panga is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panga covers 1909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panga falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Panga is Talaburu, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Panga.

Panga is about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panga is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Talaburu is about 7.9 km away. Manjhari is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangiburu (3.1 km), Kundrugutu (3.4 km) and Rankui (3.6 km).

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

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