About Pajyana Village

Pajyana is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 318 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pajyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pajyana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246428
Area (hectares)	236.14 hectares
Population	652
Male Population	318
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pajyana compares

By the 2011 count Pajyana is the 17th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 236.14 hectares work out to about 2.8 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

Pajyana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pajyana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 from other places

Pajyana 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Pajyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Pajyana village had a population of 652. That makes it the 17th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Pajyana village has 318 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pajyana has about 1050 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 is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pajyana covers 236.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pajyana falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pajyana 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pajyana.

Pajyana 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 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.