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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rekha Chandel
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- LGD code
- 18964
- Pincode
- 174029
- Post office
- Berthin
- Population
- 315
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 77.5%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 98
Census 2011 · in context
How Panyala (251) compares
By population, Panyala (251) ranks #89 of 228 villages in Ghumarwin mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.5%
Same as the mandal average
- Panyala (251)
- 77.5%
- Ghumarwin mandal
- 77.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
−61 vs mandal average
- Panyala (251)
- 957
- Ghumarwin mandal
- 1,018
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Panyala (251)
- 5.3
- Ghumarwin mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panyala (251) at a glance
Panyala (251) is a village of 315 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Ghumarwin tehsil, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 89th-largest of 228 villages in Ghumarwin tehsil. Literacy is 78%, about the same as the tehsil average of 78% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 174029, served by Berthin post office; the LGD village code is 18964. The sarpanch is Rekha Chandel, and the village votes in Ghumarwin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Dharmani. The population is estimated at 371 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Paplah →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panyala (251) · this village | 315 | 78% | — |
| Dhaloh (250) · Ghumarwin | 435 | 79% | — |
| Paplah (244) · Ghumarwin | 432 | 74% | — |
| Mundkhar (245) · Ghumarwin | 378 | 82% | — |
| Junala (246) · Ghumarwin | 112 | 77% | — |
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Key facts — Panyala (251)
- LGD code
- 18964
- Pincode
- 174029
- Post office
- Berthin
- Population (Census 2011)
- 315
- Population (projected 2026)
- 371
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 77.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hamirpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ghumarwin
- Member of Parliament
- Anurag Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Dharmani
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rekha Chandel
- Block / Mandal
- Ghumarwin
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 174029
- Chhat (236)Ghumarwin mandal2,247 pop
- Sunhani (207)Jhanduta mandal2,134 pop
- Sandyar (234)Ghumarwin mandal2,056 pop
- Badgaon (4)Kalol mandal1,852 pop
- Barthin (217)Jhanduta mandal1,414 pop
- Ghandhir (16)Jhanduta mandal1,305 pop
- Balhseena (11)Jhanduta mandal1,089 pop
- Kuthera (13)Jhanduta mandal1,001 pop
- Kotlu Brahmna (229)Ghumarwin mandal874 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Panyala (251)
Other villages in Ghumarwin mandal
View all 60+ →- Amarpur (457)
- Malyawar (475)
- Chhat (236)
- Sandyar (234)
- Kothi (424)
- Rohin (473)
- Panol Gramin (456)
- Bari Majherwan (405)
- Bhadraun (502)
- Tiun Khas (425)
- Kasohal (382)
- Jablyana (480)
- Takrera (444)
- Bhadrog (383)
- Kotlu Brahmna (229)
- Badota Gramin (441)
- Chalehli (493)
- Jol Palakhin (363)
- Naswal (384)
- Sariun Khas (488)
- Bhulsway (515)
- Maihri Kathla (535)
- Talwara (351)
- Fatoh (447)
- Muthani (479)
- Patta Gramin (410)
- Balhu Kharyala (449)
- Bhajwani (194)
- Seu (385)
- Nalti (471)
- Kuthera (360)
- Massour (364)
- Hawan (500)
- Kasaru (389)
- Nanawan (478)
- Dabhla (415)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)