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About Panra Village

Panra is a mid sized village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 615 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kukru
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 476 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 615
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panra compares

By the 2011 count Panra is the 14th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 476 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 953.

Getting to Panra

Panra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panra as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panra from other places

Panra lies about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 4.7 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 Panra
Tehsil headquarters Kukru 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 4.7 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 34 km

Villages closest to Panra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panra village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 14th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Panra village has 615 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panra has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Panra is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panra covers 476 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panra falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Panra is Bakarkudi, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Panra.

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

Panra is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kukru is about 2.8 km away. Bakarkudi is about 4.7 km away. Balarāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shishi (1.7 km), Chara (2.0 km) and Chhota Lapang (2.1 km).

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

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