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About Pakaniya Village

Pakaniya is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 35 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaniya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 52.85 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 35
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 Pakaniya compares

By the 2011 count Pakaniya is the 250th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 52.85 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 1228.

Getting to Pakaniya

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

Pakaniya lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 17 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 Pakaniya
Nearest town Rāipur 16 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 23 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km

Villages closest to Pakaniya

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 Pakaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaniya village had a population of 76. That makes it the 250th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Pakaniya village has 35 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaniya has about 1171 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 Pakaniya is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaniya covers 52.85 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Pakaniya is Harrawala, about 17 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 Pakaniya.

Pakaniya is about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaniya is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rāipur is about 16 km away. Harrawala is about 17 km away. Devprayag is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathiyan Gaon (2.3 km), Machhani (6.8 km) and Madi (10 km).

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

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