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About Pajyana Village

Pajyana is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 36 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pajyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pajyana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 19.15 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 36
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pajyana compares

By the 2011 count Pajyana is the 139th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 19.15 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Pajyana

Pajyana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pajyana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pajyana from other places

Pajyana lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 79 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 Pajyana
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 16 km
District headquarters Chamoli 34 km
Nearest town Pauri 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 79 km

Villages closest to Pajyana

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

Common questions about Pajyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Pajyana village had a population of 80. That makes it the 139th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Pajyana village has 36 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pajyana has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Pajyana is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pajyana covers 19.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pajyana falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pajyana is Kotdwara, about 79 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pajyana.

Pajyana is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pajyana is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Pauri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorara (2.8 km), Gwal Khet (3.9 km) and Tatasu Urf Majyri (4.2 km).

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

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