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About Painula Village

Painula is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 19 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 29.33 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 19
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Painula compares

By the 2011 count Painula is the 303rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 29.33 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1228.

Getting to Painula

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

Painula lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 46 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 Painula
Nearest town Srīnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 46 km

Villages closest to Painula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Painula village had a population of 38. That makes it the 303rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Painula village has 19 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painula has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Painula is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painula covers 29.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Painula falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Painula is Rishikesh, about 46 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 Painula.

Painula is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Painula is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 10 km away. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandi (under 2 km), Lusi (1.7 km) and Gahar (2.6 km).

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

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