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About Pajyana Malla Village

Pajyana Malla is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 152 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pajyana Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pajyana Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 77.99 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 152
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
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 Pajyana Malla compares

By the 2011 count Pajyana Malla is the 71st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 77.99 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Pajyana Malla

Pajyana Malla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pajyana Malla 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 Pajyana Malla from other places

Pajyana Malla lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 79 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 Pajyana Malla
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 9.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 34 km
Nearest town Pauri 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 79 km

Villages closest to Pajyana Malla

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 Pajyana Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pajyana Malla village had a population of 327. That makes it the 71st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Pajyana Malla village has 152 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pajyana Malla has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Pajyana Malla is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pajyana Malla covers 77.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pajyana Malla falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pajyana Malla is Kotdwara, about 79 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 Pajyana Malla.

Pajyana Malla is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pajyana Malla is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.3 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Pauri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pajyana (under 2 km), Pajyana Kumar (under 2 km) and Langtai (under 2 km).

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

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