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About Painj Village

Painj is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 118 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 88.53 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 118
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
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 Painj compares

By the 2011 count Painj is the 106th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 88.53 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Painj

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

Painj lies about 27 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Painj
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 1.5 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 27 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 44 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Painj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Painj village had a population of 264. That makes it the 106th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Painj village has 118 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painj has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Painj is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painj covers 88.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Painj falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Painj is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Painj.

Painj is about 27 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Painj is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 1.5 km away. Rudraprayag is about 27 km away. Srīnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kimana (under 2 km), Sansari (under 2 km) and Ukhimath (under 2 km).

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

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