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About Pandav Village

Pandav is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 114 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandav village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 149.69 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 114
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandav compares

By the 2011 count Pandav is the 105th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 149.69 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Pandav

Pandav is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pandav as Available within 10+ 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 Pandav from other places

Pandav lies about 68 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 54 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 Pandav
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 54 km
District headquarters Chamoli 68 km

Villages closest to Pandav

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 Pandav

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandav village had a population of 231. That makes it the 105th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Pandav village has 114 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandav has about 1026 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 Pandav is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandav covers 149.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pandav falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandav is Ramnagar, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Pandav.

Pandav is about 68 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandav is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 31 km away. Almora is about 32 km away. Ramnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morpani (under 2 km), Kamand (4.2 km) and Dhargair (5.6 km).

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

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