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About Panwan Village

Panwan is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 213 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 213
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panwan compares

By the 2011 count Panwan is the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Panwan

Panwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panwan from other places

Panwan lies about 37 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 11 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 Panwan
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 14 km
Nearest town Batāla 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Panwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Panwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Panwan village had a population of 412. That makes it the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Panwan village has 213 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panwan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Panwan is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panwan covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panwan falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Panwan is Fatehgarh Churian, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Panwan.

Panwan is about 37 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panwan is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 11 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 14 km away. Batāla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gillanwali (1.8 km), Rajeke (2.5 km) and Raimal (2.6 km).

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

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