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About Pansokhar Village

Pansokhar is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 469 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.76 hectares hectares.

Pansokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pansokhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 252.76 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 469
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pansokhar compares

By the 2011 count Pansokhar is the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 252.76 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pansokhar

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

Pansokhar lies about 31 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 9.1 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 Pansokhar
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 9.1 km
Nearest town Umaria 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 31 km
District headquarters Katni 31 km

Villages closest to Pansokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pansokhar village had a population of 881. That makes it the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Pansokhar village has 469 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pansokhar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Pansokhar covers 252.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pansokhar falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pansokhar is Vilayatkalan Road, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pansokhar.

Pansokhar is about 31 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pansokhar is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 9.1 km away. Umaria is about 28 km away. Badwara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharwara (under 2 km), Luharwara (under 2 km) and Muhgawan (under 2 km).

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

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