About Pania Village

Pania is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 748 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721440
Area (hectares)	37.24 hectares
Population	1,497
Male Population	748
Female Population	749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pania compares

By the 2011 count Pania is the 29th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 37.24 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pania

Pania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pania as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pania from other places

Pania lies about 27 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 18 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	Egra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Henria	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Contai I	27 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	27 km

Villages closest to Pania

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

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Common questions about Pania

As per the Census of India 2011, Pania village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 29th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Pania village has 748 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pania has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pania is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pania covers 37.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pania falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pania is Henria, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pania.

Pania is about 27 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pania is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Egra is about 14 km away. Henria is about 18 km away. Contai I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.