About Pakha Village

Pakha is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 331 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakha village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249155
Area (hectares)	147.5 hectares
Population	750
Male Population	331
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,266
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 Pakha compares

By the 2011 count Pakha is the 31st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 147.5 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Pakha

Pakha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakha 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 Pakha from other places

Pakha lies about 52 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Pakha
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansali	12 km
Nearest town	Pauri	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	26 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	52 km

Villages closest to Pakha

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

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Common questions about Pakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakha village had a population of 750. That makes it the 31st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Pakha village has 331 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakha has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Pakha is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakha covers 147.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakha falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakha is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Pakha.

Pakha is about 52 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakha is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 12 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.