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About Panya Village

Panya is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 643 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.57 hectares hectares.

Panya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 102.57 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 643
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panya compares

By the 2011 count Panya is the 28th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 102.57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Panya

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

How far is Panya from other places

Panya lies about 72 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mawai, about 37 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 Panya
Tehsil headquarters Ghuwara 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Mawai 37 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 37 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 72 km

Villages closest to Panya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panya village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 28th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Panya village has 643 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panya has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

Panya covers 102.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panya falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panya is Mawai, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panya.

Panya is about 72 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panya is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghuwara is about 3.4 km away. Mawai is about 37 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saura (1.9 km), Saurai (1.9 km) and Kachra (2.9 km).

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

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