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About Panikhawa Village

Panikhawa is a large village in Sitai tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,218, made up of 1,112 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.24 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 Sitai
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 316.24 hectares
Population 2,218
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Panikhawa compares

By the 2011 count Panikhawa is the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents. Its 316.24 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 974.

Getting to Panikhawa

Panikhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panikhawa 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. The nearest villages by name are Nagarsitai, Nakarjan, Natabari and Nutanbas. 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 2,218. That makes it the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents.

Panikhawa village has 1,112 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panikhawa has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

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

Panikhawa covers 316.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Panikhawa notes the nearest railway station 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 Panikhawa.

Panikhawa is in Sitai 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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