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About Panjana Village

Panjana is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 185 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 66.86 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 185
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjana compares

By the 2011 count Panjana is the 60th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 66.86 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Panjana

Panjana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panjana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Panjana from other places

Panjana lies about 65 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 36 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 Panjana
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 28 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 35 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 36 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 65 km

Villages closest to Panjana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjana village had a population of 403. That makes it the 60th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Panjana village has 185 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjana has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Panjana is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjana covers 66.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panjana falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Panjana is Ramnagar, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Panjana.

Panjana is about 65 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjana is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 28 km away. Rāmnagar is about 35 km away. Ramnagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawan Gaon (2.8 km), Khal (7.7 km) and Thati (10 km).

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

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