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About Pabhen Village

Pabhen is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 49 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pabhen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pabhen village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 278.27 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 49
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,796
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pabhen compares

By the 2011 count Pabhen is the 154th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 278.27 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Pabhen

Pabhen is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pabhen as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pabhen from other places

Pabhen lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 79 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 Pabhen
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 18 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 79 km

Villages closest to Pabhen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pabhen village had a population of 137. That makes it the 154th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pabhen village has 49 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabhen has about 1796 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Pabhen is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pabhen covers 278.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pabhen falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pabhen is Tanakpur, about 79 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pabhen.

Pabhen is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pabhen is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh 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 Gwal (1.6 km), Saun Gaon (2.8 km) and Ganura (3.4 km).

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

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