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About Panthabari Village

Panthabari is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 302 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panthabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panthabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 191.82 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 302
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Panthabari compares

By the 2011 count Panthabari is the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 191.82 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Panthabari

Panthabari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panthabari 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 Panthabari from other places

Panthabari lies about 22 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Kurseong, about 5.0 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 Panthabari
Nearest railway station Kurseong 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharibari 22 km
District headquarters Darjiling 22 km

Villages closest to Panthabari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panthabari village had a population of 607. That makes it the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Panthabari village has 302 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panthabari has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Panthabari is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panthabari covers 191.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panthabari falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panthabari is Kurseong, about 5.0 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 Panthabari.

Panthabari is about 22 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panthabari is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. Kurseong is about 5.0 km away. Kharibari is about 22 km away. Darjiling is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudha (2.5 km), Salbari (14 km) and Rangali (23 km).

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

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