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About Panjhar Village

Panjhar is a small village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 106 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Panjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 106
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjhar compares

By the 2011 count Panjhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1005.

Getting to Panjhar

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

How far is Panjhar from other places

Panjhar lies about 17 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dharakhoh, about 5.9 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 Panjhar
Nearest railway station Dharakhoh 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 11 km
Nearest town Amla 17 km
District headquarters Betul 17 km

Villages closest to Panjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Panjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjhar village had a population of 208. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Panjhar village has 106 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjhar has about 962 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 1005.

Panjhar covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panjhar falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjhar is Dharakhoh, about 5.9 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 km distance for Panjhar.

Panjhar is about 17 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjhar is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Dharakhoh is about 5.9 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 11 km away. Amla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhali (under 2 km), Chikhali Amdhana (under 2 km) and Khamalpur (2.4 km).

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

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