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About Panaj Village

Panaj is a large village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,738, made up of 2,440 males and 2,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares.

Panaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 4,738
Male Population 2,440
Female Population 2,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panaj compares

By the 2011 count Panaj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Panaj

Panaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Panaj from other places

Panaj lies about 50 km from Akola. 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 Panaj
Tehsil headquarters Akot 9.6 km
District headquarters Akola 50 km

Villages closest to Panaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panaj village had a population of 4,738. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Panaj village has 2,440 males and 2,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panaj has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Panaj covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panaj falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Panaj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Panaj.

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

Panaj is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 9.6 km away. Akola is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahapur Pr Karla (1.5 km), Shahapur Pr Rupagad (1.5 km) and Gaulkhed (1.7 km).

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

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