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About Pedsera Village

Pedsera is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 74 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedsera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedsera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 95.27 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 74
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Pedsera compares

By the 2011 count Pedsera is the 156th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 95.27 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Pedsera

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

Pedsera lies about 17 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 17 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 Pedsera
District headquarters Champawat 17 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Pedsera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedsera village had a population of 151. That makes it the 156th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Pedsera village has 74 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedsera has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Pedsera is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedsera covers 95.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pedsera falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pedsera is Tanakpur, about 17 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 Pedsera.

Pedsera is about 17 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedsera is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 17 km away. Tanakpur is about 17 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Kandiya (1.6 km), Bandela Dhek (1.6 km) and Banku (1.6 km).

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

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