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About Paniya Village

Paniya is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 106 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 41.39 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 106
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Paniya compares

By the 2011 count Paniya is the 46th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 41.39 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 1266.

Getting to Paniya

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

Paniya lies about 18 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 29 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 Paniya
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 13 km
District headquarters Garhwal 18 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 29 km

Villages closest to Paniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniya village had a population of 224. That makes it the 46th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Paniya village has 106 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniya has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Paniya is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniya covers 41.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paniya falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paniya is Kotdwara, about 29 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 Paniya.

Paniya is about 18 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paniya is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 13 km away. Garhwal is about 18 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai Lagga Kamedi (2.2 km), Pipali (2.4 km) and Cham Chota (4.8 km).

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

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