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About Panja Village

Panja is a small village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 208 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panja village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574116
Area (hectares) 152.84 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 208
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panja compares

By the 2011 count Panja is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 152.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Panja

Panja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Panja from other places

Panja lies about 50 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Surathkal, about 4.8 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 Panja
Nearest railway station Surathkal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 13 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 13 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Panja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panja village had a population of 418. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Panja village has 208 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panja has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Panja is 574116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panja covers 152.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panja falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Panja is Surathkal, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Panja.

Panja is about 50 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panja is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Surathkal is about 4.8 km away. Mangalore is about 13 km away. Mangaluru is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koikude (under 2 km), Attur (under 2 km) and Surinje (1.9 km).

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

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