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About Panchali Village

Panchali is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 201 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,338 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 195.84 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 201
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,338
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchali compares

By the 2011 count Panchali is the 36th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 195.84 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Panchali

Panchali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panchali as Available within <5 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 Panchali from other places

Panchali lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 72 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 Panchali
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 4.0 km
District headquarters Chamoli 43 km
Nearest town Pauri 51 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 72 km

Villages closest to Panchali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchali village had a population of 470. That makes it the 36th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Panchali village has 201 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchali has about 1338 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Panchali is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchali covers 195.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchali falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchali is Ramnagar, about 72 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panchali.

Panchali is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchali is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 4.0 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Pauri is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadeo Laga Panchali (under 2 km), Dadiyalgaon Basisen (1.8 km) and Siman Talla (1.8 km).

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

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