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About Paschim Panikhya Village

Paschim Panikhya is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 1,016 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Panikhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Panikhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 216.03 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Panikhya compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Panikhya is the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 216.03 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Paschim Panikhya

Paschim Panikhya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Panikhya as Available within <5 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 Pacharya, Padar Bheri, Pakhuria and Pankhai. 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 Paschim Panikhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Panikhya village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Paschim Panikhya village has 1,016 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Panikhya has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Panikhya is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Panikhya covers 216.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Panikhya falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paschim Panikhya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paschim Panikhya.

Paschim Panikhya is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Paschim Panikhya today is likely to be higher.

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