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About Panjoa Village

Panjoa is a large village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,272, made up of 1,690 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjoa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713143
Area (hectares) 362.8 hectares
Population 3,272
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjoa compares

By the 2011 count Panjoa is the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 362.8 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Panjoa

Panjoa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panjoa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Panjoa from other places

Panjoa lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Bhatar, about 5.3 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 Panjoa
Nearest railway station Bhatar 5.3 km
Nearest town Guskhara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Katwa II 18 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 18 km

Villages closest to Panjoa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katwa II 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 Panjoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjoa village had a population of 3,272. That makes it the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Panjoa village has 1,690 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjoa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Panjoa is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjoa covers 362.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panjoa falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panjoa is Bhatar, about 5.3 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 village for Panjoa.

Panjoa is about 18 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjoa is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Bhatar is about 5.3 km away. Guskhara is about 17 km away. Katwa II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kshetpur Palashi (14 km), Palashani (14 km) and Nandigram (14 km).

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

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