About Pandukaswar Village

Pandukaswar is a mid sized village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 711 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandukaswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandukaswar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	210.31 hectares
Population	1,396
Male Population	711
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Pandukaswar compares

By the 2011 count Pandukaswar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 210.31 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pandukaswar

Pandukaswar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pandukaswar 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 Pandukaswar from other places

Pandukaswar lies about 33 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 134 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 Pandukaswar
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	8.8 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	33 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	87 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	134 km

Villages closest to Pandukaswar

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 Pandukaswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandukaswar village had a population of 1,396. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Pandukaswar village has 711 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandukaswar has about 963 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 Pandukaswar is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandukaswar covers 210.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pandukaswar falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandukaswar is Rishikesh, about 134 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 Pandukaswar.

Pandukaswar is about 33 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandukaswar is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 8.8 km away. Chamoli is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.