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About Pankheda Village

Pankheda is a large village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 984 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pankheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424306
Area (hectares) 733.62 hectares
Population 2,002
Male Population 984
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pankheda compares

By the 2011 count Pankheda is the 67th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 733.62 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pankheda

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

Pankheda lies about 73 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 32 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 Pankheda
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 26 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 32 km
District headquarters Dhule 73 km

Villages closest to Pankheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pankheda village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 67th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Pankheda village has 984 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pankheda has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pankheda is 424306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pankheda covers 733.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pankheda falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pankheda is Chinchpada, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pankheda.

Pankheda is about 73 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pankheda is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 26 km away. Chinchpada is about 32 km away. Dhule is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukapur (2.0 km), Malyachapada (2.8 km) and Kaksewad (3.1 km).

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

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