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About Panikhawa Village

Panikhawa is a large village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,527, made up of 1,326 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panikhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panikhawa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 247.86 hectares
Population 2,527
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panikhawa compares

By the 2011 count Panikhawa is the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 247.86 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Panikhawa

Panikhawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panikhawa 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lafabari, Lotapota, Matiar Kuthi and Mukul Danga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Panikhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Panikhawa village had a population of 2,527. That makes it the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Panikhawa village has 1,326 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panikhawa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Panikhawa is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panikhawa covers 247.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panikhawa falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Panikhawa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Panikhawa.

Panikhawa is in Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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