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About Paniara Village

Paniara is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 952 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 135.23 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 952
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paniara compares

By the 2011 count Paniara is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 135.23 hectares work out to about 14 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 952.

Getting to Paniara

The census records public bus service for Paniara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paniara from other places

Paniara lies about 26 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about under 2 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 Paniara
Nearest railway station Murarai under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 26 km
District headquarters Birbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Paniara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Paniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniara village had a population of 1,889. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Paniara village has 952 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Paniara is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniara covers 135.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paniara falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paniara is Murarai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paniara.

Paniara is about 26 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniara is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Murarai I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murarai (1.5 km), Dumurgram (1.9 km) and Kestara (2.4 km).

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

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