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About Panchrad Village

Panchrad is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 208 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchrad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchrad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 125.76 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 208
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Panchrad compares

By the 2011 count Panchrad is the 62nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 125.76 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1285.

Getting to Panchrad

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

Panchrad lies about 40 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 Panchrad
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 34 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km

Villages closest to Panchrad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchrad village had a population of 432. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Panchrad village has 208 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchrad has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Panchrad is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchrad covers 125.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchrad falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchrad 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panchrad.

Panchrad is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchrad is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 34 km away. Garhwal is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaldhar (1.7 km), Khetu (2.1 km) and Ratkot (2.2 km).

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

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