About Paingadh Village

Paingadh is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 129 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paingadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paingadh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246481
Area (hectares)	111.19 hectares
Population	270
Male Population	129
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
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 Paingadh compares

By the 2011 count Paingadh is the 108th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 111.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Paingadh

Paingadh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paingadh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paingadh from other places

Paingadh lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Paingadh
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	9.5 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	35 km
Nearest town	Almora	60 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	85 km

Villages closest to Paingadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paingadh village had a population of 270. That makes it the 108th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Paingadh village has 129 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paingadh has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Paingadh is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paingadh covers 111.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paingadh falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paingadh is Ramnagar, about 85 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paingadh.

Paingadh is about 35 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paingadh is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 9.5 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Almora is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.