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About Pankheda Village

Pankheda is a small village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 117 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pankheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Badnapur
Pincode 431203
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 117
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pankheda compares

By the 2011 count Pankheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pankheda

Pankheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pankheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 12 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Dingaon, about 9.7 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
Nearest railway station Dingaon 9.7 km
District headquarters Jalna 12 km
Nearest town Jālna 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Badnapur 14 km

Villages closest to Pankheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badnapur 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 221. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Pankheda village has 117 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pankheda has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Pankheda is 431203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pankheda covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pankheda falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pankheda is Dingaon, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Pankheda.

Pankheda is about 12 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pankheda is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Dingaon is about 9.7 km away. Jalna is about 12 km away. Jālna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajla (under 2 km), Butegaon (2.9 km) and Ghotan (3.9 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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