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About Pania Village

Pania is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 461 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.08 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 Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 172.08 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 461
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pania compares

By the 2011 count Pania is the 67th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 172.08 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Pania

Pania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pania as Available within 5 - 10 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. 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 Potashpur II 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 Potashpur II 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 879. That makes it the 67th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Pania village has 461 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pania has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

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

Pania covers 172.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pania falls under Potashpur II 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Egra is about 14 km away. Henria is about 18 km away. Potashpur II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathura (under 2 km), Pratap Dighi (3.3 km) and Argoal (3.7 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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