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About Paniya Mahtar Village

Paniya Mahtar is a small village in Nainital tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 128 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paniya Mahtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paniya Mahtar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Nainital
Pincode 263126
Area (hectares) 97.61 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 128
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paniya Mahtar compares

By the 2011 count Paniya Mahtar is the 111th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 406 residents. Its 97.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Paniya Mahtar

Paniya Mahtar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paniya Mahtar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Paniya Mahtar from other places

Paniya Mahtar lies about 12 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 22 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 Paniya Mahtar
Tehsil headquarters Nainital 12 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 12 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Paniya Mahtar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nainital 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 Paniya Mahtar

As per the Census of India 2011, Paniya Mahtar village had a population of 244. That makes it the 111th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 406 residents.

Paniya Mahtar village has 128 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paniya Mahtar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Paniya Mahtar is 263126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paniya Mahtar covers 97.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paniya Mahtar falls under Nainital tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paniya Mahtar is Ramnagar, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paniya Mahtar.

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

Paniya Mahtar is in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district. Nainital is about 12 km away. Naini Tāl is about 12 km away. Ramnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baniya Syuda Chak Gazar (under 2 km), Paniya Bor (under 2 km) and Dola (2.7 km).

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

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