About Painul Gaon Village

Painul Gaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 96 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,448 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painul Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painul Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Lansdowne
Pincode	246155
Area (hectares)	445.24 hectares
Population	235
Male Population	96
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,448
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Painul Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Painul Gaon is the 83rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 445.24 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1243.

Getting to Painul Gaon

Painul Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Painul Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Painul Gaon from other places

Painul Gaon lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Painul Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Lansdowne	15 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	19 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	27 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	27 km

Villages closest to Painul Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 Painul Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Painul Gaon village had a population of 235. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Painul Gaon village has 96 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painul Gaon has about 1448 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Painul Gaon is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painul Gaon covers 445.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Painul Gaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Painul Gaon is Kotdwara, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Painul Gaon.

Painul Gaon is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Painul Gaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 15 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.