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About Pania Village

Pania is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 178 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 106.5 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 178
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Pania compares

By the 2011 count Pania is the 144th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 106.5 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Pania

The census records public bus service for Pania 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 Pania from other places

Pania lies about 40 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 19 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 Pania
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 33 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 40 km

Villages closest to Pania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pania village had a population of 352. That makes it the 144th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Pania village has 178 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pania has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Pania is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pania covers 106.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pania falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pania is Mallarpur, about 19 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 Pania.

Pania is about 40 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pania is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Mallarpur is about 19 km away. Sagardighi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taspara (1.7 km), Parulia (3.6 km) and Pauli (3.6 km).

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

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