About Pagnau Village

Pagnau is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 188 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagnau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagnau village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	165.48 hectares
Population	390
Male Population	188
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagnau compares

By the 2011 count Pagnau is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 165.48 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pagnau

Pagnau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pagnau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pagnau from other places

Pagnau lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 124 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 Pagnau
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	9.4 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	19 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	75 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	124 km

Villages closest to Pagnau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joshimath 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 Pagnau

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagnau village had a population of 390. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Pagnau village has 188 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagnau has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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

Pagnau covers 165.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagnau falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pagnau is Rishikesh, about 124 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 10+ km distance for Pagnau.

Pagnau is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagnau is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 9.4 km away. Chamoli is about 19 km away. Srīnagar is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.