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About Pyura Village

Pyura is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 201 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pyura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pyura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 300.16 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 201
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Pyura compares

By the 2011 count Pyura is the 51st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 300.16 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Pyura

Pyura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pyura 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. The nearest villages by name are Patto, Peb, Pindawali and Pitoti Lagga Gain. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pyura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pyura village had a population of 394. That makes it the 51st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Pyura village has 201 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pyura has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

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

Pyura covers 300.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pyura falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Pyura notes the nearest railway station 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 Pyura.

Pyura is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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