About Panipia Village

Panipia 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 666, made up of 333 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panipia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panipia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721401
Area (hectares)	40.47 hectares
Population	666
Male Population	333
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panipia compares

By the 2011 count Panipia is the 94th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 40.47 hectares work out to about 16 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 Panipia

Panipia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panipia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panipia from other places

Panipia 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 Panipia
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 Panipia

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 Panipia

As per the Census of India 2011, Panipia village had a population of 666. That makes it the 94th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Panipia village has 333 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Panipia is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panipia covers 40.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Panipia is Henria, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Panipia.

Panipia 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.

Panipia 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.