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About Pinani Village

Pinani is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 263 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 154.7 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 263
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinani compares

By the 2011 count Pinani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 154.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Pinani

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

Pinani lies about 39 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Pinani
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 39 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km

Villages closest to Pinani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinani village had a population of 593. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Pinani village has 263 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinani has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Pinani covers 154.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pinani falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pinani is Kotdwara, about 50 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 village for Pinani.

Pinani is about 39 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinani is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 39 km away. Kotdwara is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinapini (under 2 km), Ukal (3.7 km) and Cham Gaon (4.1 km).

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

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