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About Panechan Village

Panechan is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 503 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panechan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panechan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 503
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Panechan compares

By the 2011 count Panechan is the 43rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Panechan

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

Panechan lies about 52 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 13 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 Panechan
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 13 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 31 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 52 km

Villages closest to Panechan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panechan village had a population of 916. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Panechan village has 503 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panechan has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Panechan is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panechan covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panechan falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Panechan is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 13 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 Panechan.

Panechan is about 52 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panechan is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 13 km away. Gobindgarh is about 14 km away. Khamanon is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Ramgarh (11 km), Ramgarh (11 km) and Shamshpur Singha (11 km).

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

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