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About Pabya Village

Pabya is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 122 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pabya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pabya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 178.36 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 122
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Pabya compares

By the 2011 count Pabya is the 56th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 178.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Pabya

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

Pabya lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Pabya
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 17 km
Nearest town Almora 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km

Villages closest to Pabya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pabya village had a population of 251. That makes it the 56th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Pabya village has 122 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabya has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Pabya is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pabya covers 178.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pabya falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pabya is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Pabya.

Pabya is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pabya is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 17 km away. Almora is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayal (under 2 km), Nayal Saknoli (under 2 km) and Nayal Sapoli (under 2 km).

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

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