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About Paundar Village

Paundar is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 17 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paundar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 36.81 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 17
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paundar compares

By the 2011 count Paundar is the 204th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 36.81 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Paundar

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

Paundar lies about 35 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 96 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 Paundar
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 7.2 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 35 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 51 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 96 km

Villages closest to Paundar

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 Paundar

As per the Census of India 2011, Paundar village had a population of 33. That makes it the 204th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Paundar village has 17 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paundar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Paundar is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paundar covers 36.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paundar falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paundar is Rishikesh, about 96 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 Paundar.

Paundar is about 35 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paundar is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 7.2 km away. Rudraprayag is about 35 km away. Srīnagar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uniyara (under 2 km), Jamu (under 2 km) and Kandara (under 2 km).

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

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