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About Paniha Village

Paniha is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 645 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.56 hectares hectares.

Paniha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 310.56 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 645
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Paniha compares

By the 2011 count Paniha is the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 310.56 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Paniha

Paniha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paniha 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 Paniha from other places

Paniha lies about 30 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Marwasgram, about 8.3 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 Paniha
Nearest railway station Marwasgram 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 12 km
District headquarters Sidhi 30 km

Villages closest to Paniha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniha village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Paniha village has 645 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Paniha covers 310.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paniha falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paniha is Marwasgram, about 8.3 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 Paniha.

Paniha is about 30 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniha is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Marwasgram is about 8.3 km away. Majhauli is about 12 km away. Sidhi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanigawan (under 2 km), Naro (under 2 km) and Kolgarh (1.7 km).

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

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