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About Paithani Village

Paithani is a mid sized village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 262 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paithani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paithani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 102.76 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 262
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paithani compares

By the 2011 count Paithani is the 39th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 102.76 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Paithani

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

Paithani lies about 53 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 64 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 Paithani
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 15 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 53 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 64 km

Villages closest to Paithani

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 Paithani

As per the Census of India 2011, Paithani village had a population of 504. That makes it the 39th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Paithani village has 262 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paithani has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Paithani is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paithani covers 102.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paithani falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paithani is Kotdwara, about 64 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 Paithani.

Paithani is about 53 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paithani is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkoti (under 2 km), Banas (under 2 km) and Bharikh (1.6 km).

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

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