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About Panakua Village

Panakua is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,793, made up of 1,967 males and 1,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panakua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 700103
Area (hectares) 200.4 hectares
Population 3,793
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 1,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panakua compares

By the 2011 count Panakua is the 13th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 200.4 hectares work out to about 19 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 951.

Getting to Panakua

Panakua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panakua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Panakua from other places

Panakua lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 8.0 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 Panakua
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Baruipur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Panakua

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

Common questions about Panakua

As per the Census of India 2011, Panakua village had a population of 3,793. That makes it the 13th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Panakua village has 1,967 males and 1,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panakua has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Panakua is 700103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panakua covers 200.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Panakua falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Panakua is Kalyanpur, about 8.0 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 village for Panakua.

Panakua is about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panakua is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 8.0 km away. Baruipur is about 8.4 km away. Bishnupur I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalmikhali (under 2 km), Gangarai (under 2 km) and Chak Nitai (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Panakua today is likely to be higher.

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