About Peb Village

Peb is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 137 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peb village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246487
Area (hectares)	133.09 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	137
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peb compares

By the 2011 count Peb is the 83rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 133.09 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Peb

Peb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peb as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Peb from other places

Peb lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Peb
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	18 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	30 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	37 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	78 km

Villages closest to Peb

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 Peb

As per the Census of India 2011, Peb village had a population of 287. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Peb village has 137 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peb has about 1095 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 Peb is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peb covers 133.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peb falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Peb is Kotdwara, about 78 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 village for Peb.

Peb is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peb is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 18 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.