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About Panikup Village

Panikup is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 612 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.9 hectares hectares.

Panikup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panikup village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 97.9 hectares
Population 1,205
Male Population 612
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panikup compares

By the 2011 count Panikup is the 154th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 97.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Panikup

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

Panikup lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 20 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 Panikup
Nearest railway station Churk 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km

Villages closest to Panikup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panikup village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 154th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Panikup village has 612 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panikup has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Panikup covers 97.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panikup falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panikup is Churk, about 20 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 village for Panikup.

Panikup is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panikup is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 20 km away. Robertsganj is about 23 km away. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panikap Kalana (under 2 km), Shaida (under 2 km) and Ketar (under 2 km).

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

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