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About Paithani Village

Paithani is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 172 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paithani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paithani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 213.43 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 172
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 Paithani compares

By the 2011 count Paithani is the 80th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 213.43 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Paithani

Paithani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paithani 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 Paithani from other places

Paithani lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 86 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 Paithani
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 60 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Paithani

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.

Common questions about Paithani

As per the Census of India 2011, Paithani village had a population of 360. That makes it the 80th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Paithani village has 172 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paithani 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 Paithani is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paithani covers 213.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paithani falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paithani is Ramnagar, about 86 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 Paithani.

Paithani is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paithani is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banela (under 2 km), Binayak (under 2 km) and Binwal Gaon (1.6 km).

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

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