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About Panjia Village

Panjia is a mid sized village in Golamunda tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 740 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Golamunda
Pincode 766029
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 740
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjia compares

By the 2011 count Panjia is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Panjia

Panjia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panjia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Panjia from other places

Panjia lies about 9.8 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 10 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 Panjia
Tehsil headquarters Golamunda 9.8 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 10 km
Nearest town Polasara 51 km

Villages closest to Panjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjia village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Panjia village has 740 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjia has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Panjia is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjia covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panjia falls under Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Panjia is Nayagarh Town, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panjia.

Panjia is about 9.8 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjia is in Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district. Golamunda is about 9.8 km away. Kalahandi is about 9.8 km away. Nayagarh Town is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamanpur (7.2 km), Kankarakhol (21 km) and Amatha (30 km).

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

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