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About Purbba Panikhya Village

Purbba 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 610, made up of 317 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Panikhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Panikhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 24.64 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 317
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Panikhya compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Panikhya is the 68th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 24.64 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Purbba Panikhya

Purbba Panikhya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Panikhya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Bhangan Mari, Paschim Panikhya, Phulbari and Pirijpur. 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 Purbba Panikhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Panikhya village had a population of 610. That makes it the 68th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Purbba Panikhya village has 317 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Panikhya has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Purbba Panikhya covers 24.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Purbba 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 km distance for Purbba Panikhya.

Purbba 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 Purbba Panikhya today is likely to be higher.

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