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About Panaje Village

Panaje is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 1,969 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1226.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574259, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panaje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574259
Area (hectares) 1226.74 hectares
Population 3,946
Male Population 1,969
Female Population 1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panaje compares

By the 2011 count Panaje is the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1226.74 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Panaje

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

Panaje lies about 22 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 14 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 Panaje
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 13 km
Nearest town Puttūr 13 km
Nearest railway station Kabaka Puttur 14 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 22 km

Villages closest to Panaje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panaje village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Panaje village has 1,969 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panaje has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Panaje is 574259. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panaje covers 1226.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panaje falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Panaje is Kabaka Puttur, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Panaje.

Panaje is about 22 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panaje is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Puttur is about 13 km away. Puttūr is about 13 km away. Kabaka Puttur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irde (3.4 km), Nettanigemudnoor (4.0 km) and Bettampady (4.3 km).

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

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