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About Panchur Village

Panchur is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 76 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 84.73 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 76
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
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 Panchur compares

By the 2011 count Panchur is the 43rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 84.73 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Panchur

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

Panchur lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Panchur
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km
District headquarters Garhwal 52 km

Villages closest to Panchur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchur village had a population of 175. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Panchur village has 76 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchur has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Panchur is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchur covers 84.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchur falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchur is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Panchur.

Panchur is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchur is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Srinagar is about 20 km away. Rishikesh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhoulkandi (under 2 km), Godi Gad Lagga Dhaul Kandi (under 2 km) and Kandi (under 2 km).

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

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