Panwah

Panwah
Village
Panwah Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°25′07″N 78°52′14″E / 27.4187°N 78.87048°E / 27.4187; 78.87048
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Mainpuri
Area [1]
• Total	9.773 km2 (3.773 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,955
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Panwah (Panwāh) is a village in Kuraoli block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located west of Kuraoli. There is a large depression near the village that used to be a lake. There is also an archaeological find site near the village. As of 2011, Panwah had a population of 2,955, in 500 households.

Panwah is located 15 km west of Kuraoli. 1 km east of Panwah is a mound where Ochre Coloured Pottery culture artifacts have been found. The soil in this area is hard and calcareous. To the south is a large depression that used to be a lake. It dried up after a canal was constructed, interrupting the drainage path that used to feed the lake.^[2]: 301

Several pottery fragments associated with the Ochre Coloured Pottery culture have been found at the mound near Panwah. They were strewn over a large area, and not very many were found. The inhabitants of the ancient site probably used the drainage zone around the former lake for agriculture.^[2]: 301

As of 2011, Panwah had a population of 2,955, in 500 households.^[1]: 91 This population was 52.4% male (1,548) and 47.6% female (1,407). The 0-6 age group numbered 571 (288 male and 283 female), or 19.3% of the total population. 210 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 7.1% of the total.^{[3]: 76–7}

The 1981 census recorded Panwah as having a population of 1,720 people, in 278 households.^{[4]: 134–5}

The 1961 census recorded Panwah as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 1,056 people (572 male and 484 female), in 183 households and 151 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 550 acres.^[5]: lxxiv

As of 2011, Panwah had 1 primary school and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 91–6}