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About Pakhi Village

Pakhi is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 184 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246472
Area (hectares) 259.2 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 184
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhi compares

By the 2011 count Pakhi is the 26th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 259.2 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pakhi

Pakhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Noligwar, Pagnau, Pagrasu and Pail Chak Bhyudar. 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 Pakhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhi village had a population of 365. That makes it the 26th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Pakhi village has 184 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pakhi is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhi covers 259.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakhi falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Pakhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakhi.

Pakhi is in Joshimath 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 Pakhi today is likely to be higher.

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