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About Pawekh Village

Pawekh is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 44 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 39.23 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 44
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
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 Pawekh compares

By the 2011 count Pawekh is the 267th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 39.23 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Pawekh

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

Pawekh lies about 12 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 19 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 Pawekh
District headquarters Garhwal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km

Villages closest to Pawekh

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.

Common questions about Pawekh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawekh village had a population of 100. That makes it the 267th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Pawekh village has 44 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawekh has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Pawekh is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawekh covers 39.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawekh falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pawekh is Kotdwara, about 19 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 Pawekh.

Pawekh is about 12 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawekh is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 12 km away. Lansdowne is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandari (under 2 km), Dondri (under 2 km) and Hilogi (under 2 km).

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

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