About Paina Village

Paina is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 2 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paina village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246453
Area (hectares)	3.54 hectares
Population	6
Male Population	2
Female Population	4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	2,000
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 Paina compares

By the 2011 count Paina is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 3.54 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, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Paina

Paina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paina 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 Paina from other places

Paina lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Paina
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	26 km
Nearest town	Almora	43 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	56 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	61 km

Villages closest to Paina

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 Paina

As per the Census of India 2011, Paina village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Paina village has 2 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paina has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Paina is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paina covers 3.54 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.

Paina falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paina is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Paina.

Paina is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paina is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 26 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.