About Paniha Village

Paniha is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 582 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	180.89 hectares
Population	1,153
Male Population	582
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paniha compares

By the 2011 count Paniha is the 120th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 180.89 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Paniha

Paniha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paniha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Paniha from other places

Paniha lies about 4.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 15 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 Paniha
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	15 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	22 km

Villages closest to Paniha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniha village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 120th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Paniha village has 582 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniha has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Paniha is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniha covers 180.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paniha falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paniha is Surja Kama, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paniha.

Paniha is about 4.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniha is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 4.2 km away. Karandighi is about 13 km away. Surja Kama is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.